Monday, July 20, 2009

4th of July - Better late than never!

Ok, Ok, I know I am not doing really well at this blogging thing. I rarely have more than 5 or 10 minutes to play on the computer before someone is crying or wanting to be fed, but now that everyone is quiet I have a chance to update you on our fun 4th of July!

Down at the park we were able to adopt two new pets into our household. They are African water frogs. We are starting to become a regular critter farm!!



The kids were also able to fun around in this blown up enclosure filled with balloons!



Chase had so much fun trying wack all the other kids in the enclosure with his balloon. We stood around and pretended we didn't know who that mean little boy belonged to!! ;)



Poor Ella was tuckered out after being at the park for ten minutes! After a little nap she was back and ready for round 2!





I think my favorite part of the 4th in Manti is the incredible backdrop for the fireworks!







I am so grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in this country thanks to the men and women, past and present, who have fought and died so that I can live the life I love so much.

4 comments:

Sandi said...

Ok I feel lame. I don't know why I didn't even think about it. It would have been so good to see you. We loved all the trails there! Hopefully we will be back soon:)

Corinne said...

Love the pics! Especially the one with sleeping Ella wearing Brynlee's old barrett. Brings back fond memories. :-)

Melissa Richman said...

These are awesome! I think I need to come down there next year and experience it for myself. And when did Ella start to get so big????? We need to see each other more often. I love ya!

Just Be us said...

Oh how fun! And I'm still laughing at that part where you pretended not to know who the little boy whaking everyone was! So funny!