The 4th of July was a hot day, but we went to a carnival put on by a small town in our area. There was a lot of family from the Norman side around, and everyone is really great with our boys. We went early to beat the (worst of the) heat and the crowds.
Jacob had a blast at the carnival. He ran an obstacle course on a huge blow-up toy, and he had some "good clean" fun in a big bubble-pit with two of his most favorite people on Earth, his cousins Zach and Jaxon.
We spent midday at Lisa's house for a bbq. Lisa and Jenny had planned games and had little toy prizes for everyone (including the adults). It was a lot of fun. Jacob is such a character. Everyone was getting tired and things were winding down when Jacob decided he'd be the entertainment. I was going to post a video clip of him, but I couldn't get it to load. If I can figure out the problem I will add it later.
Then, due to circumstances beyond our control, we did not get to go see the fireworks as planned. We did a few sparklers, and promised the boys that we would go to the 24th of July fireworks. You can tell how impressed Jacob is w/sparklers in these photos. Joseph was taken by them though.
For the 24th, we went to see my Grandpa Ken's grave (see previous entry), and then went to see the fireworks in Bountiful that evening. We found the perfect spot to watch the fireworks, Jacob was very excited, and we were all set up and ready to go when it got dark. There wasn't any grass, or any other area to sit really, so Jacob and I climbed on top of the SUV. Jacob was smiling and excited, telling everyone' HI!". He was so cute.
This is what we saw from our perfect spot!
Turns out Bountiful City does their fireworks on the 23rd... that makes sense, doesn't it??? Jacob took it in stride though, and Joseph was, as always, just happy to be... well, just happy to be!
There was a great view of the Temple from our spot though... couldn't get a really good picture of it, but you can get the idea.
We'll post more from our summer later!!!
5 comments:
Hey why doesn't that for sale sign behind Allison have my name on it? I'll be waiting for a phone call.
Looks like you guys have had a fun summer. We need to get together soon. Leave a comment on my blog and let me know what your schedule is over the next few weeks.
Sounds like fun guys! We miss you tons!
Hey!!! Not trying to pushy or anything... but I'm thinking that maybe, just maybe, you should update this... just a demand, oh, I mean, thought. Just a thought. :) MORE POSTS! Love you guys!!
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