Fun Filled Fourth

I doubt if there is any possible way to include any more activity into a weekend than what Bryce and I jam-packed for our 4th of July weekend.

Thursday the Third Bryce and I joined my family in Wallsburg for an awesome ATV ride. I did not end on the ground this time... so we count it as a success. Ben found all the puddles he could and ended up rather stinky and muddy... but we definitely looked like we had fun...

The 4th of July had us driving up to Park City for a little visit with the Le Baron family there. We couldn't stay long however, because we were performing in the Stadium of Fire as part of the flag ceremony. It was a lot of fun! We got to listen to all the girls scream as the Jonas Brothers came out... and after every song... and before every song... and during every song... it made the fireworks kinda hard to hear... but the fireworks were very much worth sitting through the performance. Toward the end of the night they retired the giant (football field sized) flag that they have used for quite a few years. You may have also seen it hanging on one of the buildings in Salt Lake during the Olympics ... It was a lot of fun. Our part in the program was actually pretty neat. We dressed in the Civil War era clothing. As they honored the flag the first group to walk out was the Revolutionary War representatives carrying the original US flag. We were next as the Civil War, then came World War 1 and World War 2. Lastly a modern color guard came and stood in the center carrying the current flag and we sang the Star Spangled Banner as an entire, fully-packed stadium. It was pretty moving. I realized just how much living in America means... freedom isn't free... and we often take our agency for granted...

We got home late, Bryce had to give a lesson in church so we attended like good members do and then drove back up to Park City. Monday the 5th we rented a boat and went on the lake for a few hours, hit the outlets and finished listening to "The Giver" as we drove back home to work on Tuesday.

Included here are some pictures of the cutest pioneer couple ever... and our friend Brother Brigham. :)