4th of July, 2010

We had a really fun and busy 4th of July this year. We started the festivities on Friday night. We invited some of our neighbors over last minute (I think I actually woke some of them up... oops!) to roast marshmellows in our outside fireplace and make smores. Afterwards we lighted off some of our fireworks.

The kids are anxiously awaiting the fireworks to begin. I love this picture on the right where I caught Max jumping in the air for joy.

Here I wanted a picture of the girls but Ashton couldn't resist getting in on the action. What a ladies' man!!

Saturday started off early. Terry and Blake woke up and drove down to Rigby to meet his brother Robb and his boys (who were visiting from Utah) for a game of golf. While the boys had fun, Ashlyn and I had some fun of our own at the mall (with Damon in tow of course), where Ashlyn scored big time. We found her all kinds of 4th of July accessories 75% off which matched her outfit perfectly. Lets just say I have never seen a prettier "American Girl" in my life!

Here is Ashlyn with all of the gear we scored. She got pom poms, flip flops, a necklace, and bracelet all for under 8 bucks. Doesn't she look cute!

Once the boys got home we decided to light off the rest of our fireworks that didn't get used the night before.

The boys thought they looked pretty cool!








That night were Idaho Falls' big fireworks. So we packed up, picked up some food on our way out, and parked in our regular spot and ate dinner. While waiting for the show to start, we walked over to a sidewalk where everyone was walking to get closer to the fireworks, and played with some snap and pops. Blake and Ashlyn thought it was pretty funny to set up "booby traps" for the people walking. When they saw a group approaching they would run out and put a whole bunch of snap and pops on the ground then move and wait to see if anyone stepped on them. There were some pretty good sports who could tell what the kids were up to who would purposely step on them then jump up and scream, just so the kids would get a kick out of it. It was alot of fun.

Below are the kids with their snap and pops...

Where I come from, you sweat to death while waiting for the fireworks. But I live in Idaho now... here is how Damon looked for the fireworks...

Nice and warm.

Speaking of Damon, he LOVED the fireworks. When they first started he just kicked and kicked his feet while laughing. It was so cute. I'm glad they didn't scare him.

Terry with the kids. We just set up chairs in the back of Terry's truck and watched the show from there. Perfect seats!

I couldn't resist getting in a picture with the gorgeous Miss Ashlyn.

Then on Sunday (actually the 4th), we went over to Terry's mom and dad's house for a yummy b.b.q. It was really good but I didn't get any pictures while we were there.

Last but not least, on Monday Terry, Blake and I went with Robb's family (minus Bentley) up to Heise for another round of golf. It was alot of fun. I actually played pretty good. (No I won't be joining the LPGA, but I played good for me!) After golf, Terry's parents brought the rest of the kids up and joined us all for pizza. (I LOVE Heise's pizza!)

Blake had sooo much fun playing with Taylor and Donovan. He was really sad they had to leave. If you look at the picture with the sign, it reads... "Please, no children playing on the practice green." So of course the boys thought it would be pretty funny to take a picture by the sign.

And here I thought, oh good, we can get a family picture. Afterwards I realized we already put Damon in the car. Poor guy, I forgot to get him for the picture. Maybe next time.

Well that concluded our exciting 4th of July.

Hope you had good one!