Independence

The 4th found us a bit bewildered. We usually spend the day with family but both our parents were out of town and the only siblings we had in the state were either in Bear Lake or 3o min away and spending it with their in-laws. Thank heavens for extended family! :) Jeff's grandparents called us and invited us to hang out with them and some of Jeff's uncles and their families. We had a delicious dinner of steak and corn on the cob and so nice to be able to chat with such a small group. Usually when we get together with the Johnson's there's over 50 people so with less than half of us there we were actually able to talk to everyone.
After dinner and hanging out for a bit we headed home and met up with the Stillman's - some friends from our old ward. We packed up some gear and headed over to see fireworks. While waiting the kids snacked on popcorn, threw pops, ran all over the golf course and played with glow sticks to fill their time. The show was amazing as usual and it was so fun to watch with Jacob & Emily. They both cuddled right up between Jeff and I and sat in awe of the beautiful sparks lighting up the sky.

After getting our fill of fireworks we came back home and had ice cream cones and rootbeer floats. The kids ran around and played and were extremely hyper after such a long and sugar-filled day. We finally got the kids asleep and collapsed in bed right after - just after midnight. We missed our family greatly but were still able to have a good holiday.