July 4th

We had a nice, chill 4th of July this year. In the afternoon, I dragged Eric to Ann Morrison Park for the Chalk Art Festival. Afterward we sat by the fountain, watched the kids play in the water and enjoyed some yummy italian ice.

Then, we moved the party to Jason and Sheri's for a BBQ and swimming.

*** Lastly, Fun with Sparklers ***

"Love"

Reverent Sparklers

The Sunday before the 4th, we decided to meet up for a Red, White, and Blue themed dessert party...

We all kind of brought a variation of the same dessert, but look at them! Does it really matter??

After that, Tiffany proposed "reverent sparklers" (as it was the Sabbath). I loved my sister-in-law Sheri's response: "Where do you get reverent sparklers? Do you use them with your arms folded or do they whistle a primary song or something?"

I've always wanted to try this with slowing down the camera's shutter speed. I think we had way more fun than the kids did with those sparklers.



Then, when we ran out of sparklers, we used flashlights and cell phones.

Eric did the house. Jason did the tree, and I did the grass. :)

So cool!



Ty had some serious slow shutter/flashlight skills. Despite the backward 4. :)



4th of July

Phase 1 | Capture the Flag with Water Balloons!

This was a blast. Unfortunately, it always takes a lot longer to fill the balloons than it does to go through them, but it was worth it.

Phase 2 | Pool Party

Phase 3 | BBQ & Fireworks

Poor Asher didn't like the loud noises

The boys had the best view from the roof

Ours were legal. The neighbors on the other hand...

Eric and I had planned to go meet some of his co-workers on the roof of the Banner Bank building or on Simplot Hill to watch the big show, but by the end of the day, we were fried - literally and figuratively. But it was a good day. Eric was a good sport and didn't complain once of Honn family overload.