July 4th fun

These kids are my favorite. Well, that's obvious, but it's a phrase I say often.  Fourth of July was relaxed at our house packing and preparing for a family reunion to Bear Lake with my family early the next morning.  We got them in their "fourth of July" outfits for the fun of it.  I pulled out twister and ended up video-taping them taking turns spinning the 'spinner' and giving directions where to put hands and feet.  I love watching them play together.

They found their new beanies in their closet that we bought off-season and thought they were awesome.  I had convince them to take them off when we left the house later.  It was adorable.

 We bought a slip-n-slide at the grocery store for $5 and set it up and invited cousins over.  Too bad I didn't get any photos when the Keller kids were over.  Sydney didn't know what to make of running and sitting/sliding for a while.  Ethan helped ease her into it by walking up and down the 'slide.

 I caught a glimpse of the the Alpine fire (called the Quail Canyon fire) from our yard while the kids played.  It is sobering to watch and I felt glad that my parents don't live in Alpine anymore.  They would have possibly been evacuated, the fire was that close to their old house.  We need rain!