Fourth of July Fun

We had a great day celebrating the 4th. Our good friends came down from the Cities and spent several days with us. All the kids had a playmate close to their age so we pretty much didn't see much of them the entire time. The only time they all congregated was during meal time. The weather was absolutely perfect. I have to say something positive about our weather lately because I complained about it all spring. But the month of June through July 6th was amazing. No humidity, cool evenings and bright blue skies. We only had our air on about 3 times! It was great, I love sleeping with the windows open and a breeze flowing into our room and waking with the sounds of the birds (except the crows!). So that is my plug for the great weather.
So that made the day so much better. There have been other 4th celebrations that it is torture to be outside in the heat and humidity. We had a great ward picnic at a fun park. It was fun to hang out with lots of friends and eat LOTS of yummy food.
That night we all went to a friends house for BBQ, smores and fireworks. You can see all of the city and neighboring towns from their deck. So come nightfall it was fun to see all the fireworks. The kids had a great time, but the highlight of the evening was not the fireworks or even the smores, it was the glow sticks that Shelly brought. They had them around their ears, necks, ankles, wrists, or in a long string swinging them around. They even performed a light show for all of the adults. It was fun to see how creative they were. So it was a GREAT day.
We all were sad to see our friends leave on Saturday. There were a few tears from the girls, they have so much fun together. We really wish they still lived HERE!