4th of July

For the 4th we went up north to visit our family.  I really wanted to go garage sailing with my sis and mom so Thane dropped me off at 6 in the morning at my mom's house and went to the mountain to paraglide.  Well, he tried, the wind wouldn't cooperate.  Anyway, we had a lot of fun finding some baby boy stuff!  Here we are on a hike past Kiwanis Park in Pleasant Grove .  At the top of the trail there is a waterfall called Battle Creek Falls.  WOW, you're all hot and sweaty when you get to the falls, then you are freezing when you get there from the mist that the falls create.  The kids can play around the base of the falls because it's pretty flat and really shallow! It's beautiful and a really easy hike for kids, just keep a hold of them because it's shale and a little slippery.  These pictures were taken with my phone, so they aren't the best. :(

Here we are on the way back down, washing off our legs and playing in the freezing cold water!

We had a really nice picnic at a park down the road from the hike and the kids played on the playground and the grown up's sat around and talked.  My kind of party! :)  Here we are in front of my mom's house setting off smoke bombs.

My niece Amber and her little cutie Siana, with a sparkler.  Right after this picture, the sparkler went out and Siana grabbed the hot end and burned herself :(

God lit up the sky with his version of the fireworks too.

We roasted marshmallows on the deck and made s'mores, YUM!

Just hangin' out with Nana.  We watched the PG fireworks from the deck, it was a perfect holiday.  My favorite so far.  After the fireworks, there was no traffic to deal with, like at the stadium of fire :D