4th of July

The day started out HOT HOT HOT. It got up over 100 degrees, and the clouds quickly started to move in towards the later part of the afternoon. By the looks of the sky, we thought for sure we were in for another scary storm. Luckily the clouds rolled in with lightning, thunder and a lot of rain! It felt a little like a 4th of July in WA state. Dan and the kids stocked up on the fireworks, and of course we went back for more just to make sure we were well stocked! Last year Dan missed the 4th altogether due to work, so he was super excited to get his pyro skills to work.

We have this awesome family in our Branch-they are large in numbers with extended family in the area. The jr. leader of the pack invited us to share the evening with them...we LOVE this family so it was an honor! With our fireworks, watermelon, cookies and cupcakes off we went. We were quickly greeted by the Elders, and several other friends. The food was so yummy...and it started to rain, and rain and rain. A little rain didn't stop the kids from the fireworks! From start to finish, it took us almost 5 hours to light off all the fireworks. Crazy. And for the handful that were washed out by the rain, well, those got doused with GASOLINE...Men .