4th of July

The 4th of July weekend was a nice, long one. Since the 4th was on a Sunday, Utah began celebrating on the 2nd and 3rd. We kicked off our celebration on Friday at the Centerville Children's Bike Parade. The girls decorated their bikes with flags and crepe paper and joined the hundreds of kids in the 5-block "parade." It didn't last long, but everyone got popsicles at the end!

On Saturday, we went to Corbin and Nikki's for a BBQ before heading to Eaglewood Golf Course in North Salt Lake to watch fireworks. It's a fun tradition that we do every year - and this year we found an even better spot! We enjoyed a few hours of playing games and chatting while the kids played in the sand pits. Then it was the fireworks show - it never disappoints!

Sunday, the 4th, began with church. Though it was fast and testimony meeting, we sang patriotic songs - during the last song the congregation stood and joined with the organ and 2 people playing the piano. It brought tears to my eyes! We had Mom and Grandma over for a BBQ after church, then we all watched "Night Crossing," which drove home the idea that we are so blessed to live in a free country.

Quentin had Monday off, so after the girls' swimming lessons, we looked at puppies at Pet Village, then spent a couple of hours at Kangaroo Zoo. We all played Blacklight Golf, then let the girls bounce around on the inflatables. Too bad we didn't have our camera - the golf was cool! Then we spent a few hours at Mom's (Quentin helped her fix her broken sprinkler pipe), then we came home and watched Planet 51. Whew - what a weekend!