Happy Fourth!! Part Three

Waiting for the show to begin

Anastyn loved the fireworks

All the kids are in love with Trent, poor Hillary didn't get to sit by her boyfriend.
Abbey and her sparklers

We finished off the evening with some great fireworks. Once again, Avery had her ears covered the entire time. She actually hid under a blanket sitting on David's lap during the whole show. Thanks to the new law in Utah allowing arial (my girls were expecting Little Mermaid fireworks) fireworks, we saw some cool firework shows all over the neighborhood.

Happy Fourth!! Part Two

After the parade we hung out at my brother Dave's house for the rest of the day. We sat around and laughed, ate, splashed in the water, jumped on the neighbor's trampoline, ate, painted toe nails, laughed, and did I mention we ate? Seriously, my big brother knows his way around the bbq and smoker. He made pulled pork sandwiches and beef brisket. YUMMM! Everyone else brought salads, desserts, and fruit. It was awesome. Usually a couple of my brothers go out of town for the holiday, but this year everyone stayed in town. It was such a fun time!!

My angel baby- Anastyn
My dad never gets enough sleep, so this is normal at all family functions.

The whole crew!

"Here comes the smolder..."

Most of the kids

(Alyssa, Marlee, Avery, Bill, Abbey, and Chase)

Grandpa and Grandma Peterson

Hunter and Avery

David and me. He refused to smile like a normal human for any pictures.

Happy Fourth!! Part One

We began our holiday celebrations by hanging out with fellow west-siders at the good old Magna parade. It is totally ghetto-fabulous and we do it every year. And I have no intention of changing this tradition.

I forgot to bring my camera to the parade, so I stole these photos from my sister-in-law. Thanks Bryan and Dayna for taking all the pictures! Avery was freaked out the entire time. She is not a fan of loud noises, so she had her ears covered the whole time! It was ok with me though, she stayed put in the stroller for the whole thing and never once asked to get out.