Fourth of July!!

One of my favorite holidays is Fourth of July!!  

 

I love the fireworks, cookouts, swimming, family,

and celebrating this wonderful nation.

This fourth of July was a busy one, but wonderful!!  We started the day with a flag raising ceremony and breakfast a church.  Matt wore his uniform and Dilon participated in the flag ceremony, holding open the door for the boys scouts as they brought the flag out.  Going home from church, Logan tells Dilon, "You did an awesome job holding open the door!!"  

 

I love to seeing sibling love!

Logan refused to put down his cup or his piece of sausage (that is what is in his other hand)!

Dilon took this one for us- didn't he do great!!

We then came home for a little rest- I passed out, which I never do!!  Felt good.

We then went to Kasey's house and hung out with them for a little bit, while the kids played in the water- water guns and slip-n-slide!

....Then we headed for a cook-out with the Shingleton's from church.  They invited the whole ward out to their wonderful home- complete with goats, pond with a jumping platform, and canoes for the kids!!

On the way home we went by the Holly Ridge fireworks!  We were given a tip on a great place to see them without fighting the crowd!  We were told they were right above your head and a great show- they were right over our heads and we were so close that, instead of using the blanket I took to sit on, we used it to cover our heads!!  It was a great show, though,  and we did not have to wait for any traffic- back home and in bed by 10:00!!!

We had a busy, but a great day!!