4th of July fun

We had some friends over from the ward, and had a lot of good fun and food.

This is Thomas. I was trying to get some pictures of everyone, and he's a lot faster than he looks . . .

This is what happened to my dinner, and so I filled a new plate. No worries, but it was kind of funny.

Herman spent time inside while everyone was eating, but managed to find a hotdog on the grass when everyone was done. Let's just say we shouldn't have let him eat it, people food does not sit well with Herman's tummy!

We had two varieties of frozen treats: Lime yogurt, provided by Juli, and "blackberry sledge" provided by me. Apparently, I didn't use enough salt with the ice, and even though it had been going three hours by the time we ate it, the custard was not completely set. No one seemed to mind though, and both were quite tasty.

There was a football being thrown around for a while, and then an intense game of boccie, okay, so maybe it wasn't intense at all, but it was lots of fun to play and watch. I love how the boys of all ages wanted to play together.

We didn't wait until dark for sparklers, but we did have them and some pop-its. They were in awe of the flames at their fingertips. Giving little ones fire to play with, probably not the smartest, but we just did it until someone grabbed the flame, then we were done. Thanks to everyone who came and made it a party!

After the festivities at our house, we headed over to the ball park. After the seventh inning, you could just walk in and find a spot. Some families were nice to move a bit on their own so we could sit together and enjoy the fireworks. They spanned three whole songs, and even though Grace was a little bit scared at first, we all enjoyed them.

Hoofing it back to our car, after a full day of celebrating the freedoms we enjoy, and the land we live in. Happy birthday America!