Oh, Say Can You See...

Happy Birthday to our beautiful country!

We are so blessed to live in this free country.

May we always remember those that

fight for those freedoms,

and never take them for granted.

Delaney spent the 4th with her Nana,

and Kennedie & Kierra were in the parade.
So here's the rest of us waiting

for the parade to start...

After the parade Terry & Kalin went to Mt.

Carmel to golf. Mason & I went to the park

to check out the booths &

got some cotton candy.

That afternoon the rain clouds rolled in

and the hail and rain really came down!

Then, as fast as it came in...

it was GONE!

The sun was shining again!

That evening we went to the Peatross's

for a BBQ. We had some GREAT food!

Janette & Holly made this salsa that was

so delicious - here's the recipe...

Avocado Feta Salsa

2 tomatoes, chopped

2 ripe avocados, chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion

1 clove garlic, minced

1 T. olive oil

1 T. red or white wine vinegar

4 ounces crumbled feta cheese

lemon or lime juice

In a bowl, gently stir together all ingredients (except feta).

Then stir in feta. Cover and chill for 2 to 6 hours.

Serve with tortilla chips.

The kids made a pyramid, but had

more fun falling off the pyramid!
We lit some snakes and sparklers...

Mason's a little nervous about sparklers

because when he was about 4 he burnt

his hand on one.

That night we all went up to the parking lot at

Terry's office and had our own "Vacant Lot of Fire"

(similar to Provo's "Stadium of Fire," I'm sure! ha ha)

and watched the fireworks.

When we got home Kelsie & Kaylie

came over and we lit EVEN more

fireworks! It was lots of FUN!