4th of July Festivities

We had a great 4th of July weekend. I always look forward to this day. It's one of my favorite holidays. We went to Jacob's grandparents' house in Idaho Falls to be with all of his extended family. We had a BBQ with lots of good food and yummy homemade strawberry cheesecake ice cream.

We got to take turns riding the neighbor's horse. I was surprised Jacob rode b/c he has bad memories of always getting bucked off when he was little.
Our nephew Teagan was not very happy riding the horse. Here he is holding on for dear life. we played water balloon volleyball with all the cousins
It's hard to see but I got soaked all down my left side. I don't think Jacob even got his toes wet.
Todd, Rachel (Jacob's sister), and Kaden

Check out Rachel's new cute haircut. Kaden with his grandma Angela
Later we went with Jacob's siblings and parents to see the movie Hancock. It was ok except it was full of filthy language, so I don't recommend it, unless you check out the edited version.

Then we headed down to the greenbelt to watch fireworks. It was a pretty good show complete with synchronized music on the radio. We wondered who had selected "She'll be coming round the mountain" as one of the songs. I never knew that was a patriotic song. Sorry, this picture's not that great b/c I took it w/my cell phone.

Overall we had a great holiday and were glad we were able to celebrate with family. I was happy to experience a 4th of July in dry heat instead of humidity, even though we missed going to Dogwood Dell with all our VA friends. We are very thankful to live in this country and for all the freedoms we have, especially to worship as we choose. God Bless America!