4th of July

The day after we left Bear Lake was the 4th of July. We stayed at my parents house the night before because our kids decided to run in the kids 1/2 mile and 1/4 mile races the morning of the 4th.  We went down early the morning of the 4th to cheer on the runners of the 5K and then it was the kids turn.  First up the 1/2 mile which Corbin, Sam and Macey were all running.  I was so impressed with how well they all 3 did.  Corbin finished the run in 3 minutes and 43 seconds.  Next up was the 1/4 mile and it was a crowd favorite.  Watching Hadley, Emma, Paxton, Bode and Kaden all run the race was so funny!  Bode was distracted when the gun went off so he almost got ran over by the kids behind him that were already going and sweet Hadley was so worried about Kaden she held his hand for part of it and when he face planted it she tried to pick him and run with him and then they both fell. All of them did such a great job and my kids are already talking about how fast they will be next year.
After the racing we had breakfast in the park and then headed to the parade.  The parade is always a hit and we have been so lucky to get a prime spot in the shade for the last few years so we don't all melt.
Once the parade is over we had a big lunch at my Mom and Dad's with a huge slip n slide that entertained all ages for hours!
We hung out there till mid afternoon and then finally headed home.  We hadn't been home in almost 10 days so we were all very excited to be home.  We went over to a neighbors house for a BBQ and then we headed up to the upper neighborhood where they put on a HUGE firework show.  They call it the cul-de-sac of fire.  They shoot off glow sticks out of a cannon and it's just a solid hour of fireworks going off.
The 4th of July is one of my all time favorite holidays.  I love the reminder of our freedom that we are so blessed with and being able to honor our four fathers who fought so hard for our rights and freedoms and our honor our military who are fighting for our freedoms right now.