Independance Day 2008

We started the morning by spending a little bit of time at Aunt Gweny's house to play with some Z cousins. We stayed there until it was time to go home for naps......

Then we went to Handford to spend the evening with the Gage's. Mike and Mechelle have such a nice set up for the big gatherings. They live on a couple acres and have a pool. We ate, then swam until the sun started to go down. Then we got dry, had desert, and finally played with fireworks.
Shelly (Paul sister) and Cory Eagar's daughter Sarah. I loved the spouts of hair on the top of her head!
Melanie came and told us there was a frog in the pool. I didn't take her seriously because she didn't seem surprised or scared. Sure enough...there was a frog in the pool. Kids know what they are talking about. I should start taking them more seriously then I do.
Grandpa Gage. Grandma and Grandpa made home made ice cream and brownies. Life is so good!
Heidi. Swimming is her happy place. If she could live in water she would.
Jet liked checking out all the new pool toys.
Paul and Cannon......being boys. =) I love my boys!

Paul and Jet being boys.
Cannon has very cute swimming hair. There is something about morning hair and swimming hair that makes me smile.
Mike (Paul's brother) and Mechelle's oldest son Bryce. It's rare for him to willingly allow his picture to be taken. This one is a great because that's the Bryce we know. Playful, creative and cute. He doesn't always like to express that in pictures.........boys.
Shelly, Sarah, and a sparkler.
I used to love snakes when I was a kid. All the Gage cousins liked them too.
Jet, of course, was scared of the fireworks. It was actually a good thing. He stayed a safe distance and wasn't crying. He felt safe enough to be part of the fun in the comfort of Grandma's arms. He spent a lot of time with his hands over his mouth and also blowing as if he would be able to put out the fire. It was more fun watching him cuddle with Grandma then watching the fireworks. Lucky for Jet, Grandma loves to cuddle with her Grandchildren. I guess that is lucky for her because I don't think Jet would have taken no for an answer.

The day was filled with family and good memories. Mike and Mechelle let Cannon, Heidi, and Kayla spend the night. Paul and I went home with Jet. The next morning we went out looking at very nice vacant houses for fun. Paul and I both love looking at houses. Being a R.E. agent has it's perks! Model homes are fun, but costume homes are serious eye candy! We want to expose ourselves to as many houses as possible so when he designs and build a house for us we really know what we want. Who know when we will build but it is a goal we are really shooting for.

We also went to the Library. I checked out "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis. I've read a few chapters to the kids and they are hooked. We'll see if they stay interested all the way to page #767. We have never seen the movie. I figure we'll watch it after we are done with the book.

I think my next book I'll read to the kids will be "Tennis Shoes of the Nephites'.