4th of July & Stadium of Fire

We had our street fireworks party with the cousins at Nana's on July 3rd this year. Started out the day with french toast at Kneaders, then dropping the wad at the fireworks stand. Ended with a delicious meal shared with lots of family - and topped off with a few illegal fireworks from Wyoming, thanks to Brett and Todd. No worry about the wildfires raging in the mountains beside us...right?  It was great all-American family fun.

On July 4th, we made it to the Provo parade (after sleeping in past the hot air balloons and the freedom day fun run!) but I missed seeing NeiNei opening as the grand marshall (bummer)! It was still cool though. Later we had a BBQ at grandma's in Provo then Steve, Shauna, Luke, Tyler and I went to Stadium of Fire to see the Beach Boys in their 50th year reunion tour.  What a blast!  I was mad I didn't drag everyone else there with us!!

The highlight of the holiday for me was singing the National Anthem in the giant BYU stadium filled with people in red, white and blue, and having fighter jets do a fly by overhead.  They were so loud and awe-inspiring and came right at the end of the anthem, I couldn't help but get a little choked up!  How blessed we are to live in this great land - the United States of America!! So blessed.