4th of July

I love the 4th of July! I love all the celebration, the fireworks, and just spending time with family, enjoying the freedom we have in this wonderful country. I was so excited to be able to let Austin enjoy his first 4th of July. We were lucky to have my mom, Chuck, and Charles in town to celebrate the holiday with us.

We went to watch fireworks on Thursday (July 3rd) in North Salt Lake. They put on an amazing fireworks shows every year. It is at the golf course, so we just take a bunch of blankets, and hang out with family waiting for the show to start. I was a little nervous that Austin might be scared by the fireworks, since they were going off right over our heads. He got a little scared a few times, but for the most part really enjoyed it.

Kicked back watching the fireworks

On the actual 4th, we stayed home, had a bar-b-que, and did some fireworks. I am so excited that one of my best friends, Katie, is back in the area for a few months. She and her family came over for the afternoon. It has been so great to be able to catch up with her. Austin has also really enjoyed having her 2 little girls to play with!

We set up the sprinkler and a little pool in the backyard, and let the kids run around for a while. Austin wasn't quite sure about it all at first, but eventually thought it was fun!

Testing it out

Roaming the backyard

This is a video clip of Austin trying to play in the water. It was so funny to watch him because he just wasn't sure what to think of it all!