I LOVE the 4th of July!
This year we celebrated with our ward breakfast and then an evening of fun at the Barclays. The kids even did a bike parade this year which was a lot of fun to watch.
Amy insisted on riding Dallin's tricycle instead of her bike. She was very proud of her flags sticking out of the handlebars.
Lydia loves her new bike and had a great time decorating it
Wyatt did not want to participate in the parade. He has never had the courage to take the training wheels off his bike (even though he was riding it without them ever touching the ground) and he was too embarrassed to be riding with all his friends and training wheels. We told him it was probably time to take them off and give it a try or else he would miss out on all the fun. He spent the entire afternoon practicing at home and by that evening, he was riding like a pro....well, a little wobbly, but still a huge milestone for him! I was proud of him for being so persistent.
Kim, Me, and Rachael
Kim and family moved the next morning to Texas. She has been my running buddy for the last several years and they were are #1 game night friends. We miss them. A lot! I think it's time to plan a trip to Texas.
It was very hard to say goodbye to them that night.
We attempted fireworks, but a storm hit and we had to put a stop to them.
Poor Dal did not feel well that evening. He already had an ear infection but that day he wouldn't eat anything and had sores on his tongue. He was miserable (and was making the rest of us miserable). We even worried that he might have hand foot and mouth disease (which we've never had and I was not excited about). By Friday night he still hadn't eaten anything and I couldn't even get him to take his antibiotic (for the ear infection). He missed it again Saturday morning and by Saturday afternoon he was a whole new kid! Sores gone, appetite back, and feeling great. So, we found out the hard way that he's allergic to amoxicillan. But so much better than Hand foot and mouth!
