The Fourth

So, we had a great weekend!! I love feeling patriotic and celebrating our freedom. Doesn't watermelon always taste just a little sweeter in July? Friday morning Dan's brother's in-laws were kind enough to invite us to their house for breakfast and swimming again. It has become a tradition and we love it!! That afternoon Dan watched baseball, the kids played, and I got the food ready for the BBQ at my brother's house. We went to Ammon's house later in the evening and took a tour of his new house. They have really done a lot in one week, and it looks great. The food was delicious. We shared our $11.00 of fireworks (mostly sparklers and flowers). The best part of the fireworks was watching Seth's and Jackson's expression every time a flower would take off. They loved it.

We left before it got too dark. Jackson, Maddie, and Zachary watched the neighbors' fireworks from across the street. Jack got a little frightened from all the loud noises and stayed in the garage for 30 minutes and then asked to go to bed. Mad's and Zach stayed up until 11:00 watching the illegal fireworks from all over the neighborhood. We could also see the Meridian Speedway's firework show perfectly from our house. The kids were mesmerized.

The next morning we drove to the Boise Foothills and took the kids on a hike through Camel's Back Mountain. It was perfect! The weather was gorgeous, and the view of the city was breathtaking!

After the hike we let the kids play at Camel Back park for a few minutes, then went to McDonald's for a quick lunch. We must have worked the kids hard because I've never seen them eat so much so fast. They were very hungry. Then we went to the Ada County Court house to clean Dan's new office, set it up, and decide where to hang pictures, clocks etc... He is going to have a nice and classy office.

We got home and worked hard the rest of the afternoon. Dan worked outside, I worked inside, and the kids played.

Read the blog below this one to hear of my adventure with the Ada County police.

Maddie gave a great talk today. She read it all by herself and did a beautiful job. Tonight we fed the missionaries. They were so excited to see that we were having Mexican. Apparently they get a lot of potatoes and meat. They told us that their favorite meal, however, is breakfast for dinner. I will have to remember that for next time. They were very nice, and ate a ton for little skinny guys!

Overall, we had a great holiday weekend!