Happy 4th

We had a wonderful holiday yesterday. The 4th of July is one of my favorite
holidays for so many reasons. Its great to spend a day celebrating our country
and our freedom. And it usually involves lots of outside time, friends and good
food. Yesterday, all these things were true for us. We went to our ward pancake
breakfast at the park. The food was great. We sang patriotic songs together. We
played with Gracie and the other kids. Later that night, we went with the C*
family down to 'rat beach,' the local's beach here. Every 4th, there is some
uberich lady that sponsers a world class fireworks show. The fireworks are shot
from a barge just off the shore. There was a blanket of fog rolling in which
made for small crowds and some pretty cool effects.

There were a couple of guys swimming during the show. You can
almost see them in the break on the right of this picture. Even though it
was back to life as usual this morning, I'm so excited that its Thursday
already. Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday!