Happy 4th of July!

I know that I am actually posting this on the 6th, but I am always a little behind. We went swimming at the pool in the afternoon, the water was okay, but the wind made it cold! We had fun anyway. Michael's brother Chris came up from L.A. to have dinner with us and do fireworks. We had BBQ chicken, steamed carrots, baked potatoes, stir fried zucchini and squash, and corn on the cob! For dessert I made a layered jello treat with cool-whip, sounds good huh!?! Well, it was! When it got dark we did fireworks in the street in front of our house. The kids took turns lighting them (with Michael's help of course) and thought that was really cool. Uncle Chris even lit a couple. Allie liked the light and sparkles, but when they made a loud noise she got a little scared. Jacob liked to pick old fireworks up and put them in the water bucket. We had our grand finale firework that was supposed to be awesome, but we decided it wasn't worth the money we paid for it. Next year we will know NOT to get that one! We are so glad that Chris could come and be with us, the kids love it when he visits, and so do Michael and I. We are grateful for our freedoms and everything this holiday represents! I hope your 4th of July was as fun as ours!