Celebrating the 4th of July

'Uncle Sam' and his brother Caleb.
Some of our Primary boys....
Christopher and Naomi Wilson
The Enlow boys with decorated bikes.
Del starting things....on fire.
Some of our pancake flippers...
Nation's biggest BYU fan...surrounded by UTES!!!!!
All behind me were Ute fans....I held my own.
Flag raising ceremony....
Preston came to swim at grandma and grandpa's house.
Looked so good, grandma decided to jump in too.
After swimming, it was reading time with grandma..
Grandpa let Preston lick one of the beaters...
Grandpa and Mike made Preston his first clubhouse.
Not sure he wanted to go in, but finally did and loved it.
Watching himself in a video on mommy's phone
Same thing makes him laugh every time he watches it..
Preston waiting patiently for his clubhouse to be finished
A 'garage' and 'west wing' later...enough was enough..
Hangin with his daddy...'we're cool'
Preston's pretty mommy - Kylie
Chillin at the end of a long day of celebration....

A great day...
The ward breakfast was a huge success...probably figured we had about 160 people. Lots of families ready for a fun time - flag raising ceremony, bike parade and the pancake breakfast.
Then Del and I went shopping and got everything for a barbecue..and invited Mike and Kylie along with our neighbor, Carlos for steak, potato salad, Kylie's special green salad, corn on the cob, and fruit with fruit dip. Preston and I went swimming in a little plastic pool we bought for our house for when Preston comes over. Then Del and Mike made Preston an adorable, over the top 'clubhouse for Preston out of cardboard boxes. It ended up being more like a condominium by the time the two contractors had finished their project, but it was great fun to see both grandpa and Mike getting so involved. Preston loved it.
An overall great day...I imagined the many families throughout the United States having family barbecues and celebrations today and hoped there was a sense of unity in the joining together to celebrate our freedom's and liberties won through much bloodshed and heartbreak. I know it's not easy for some families to spend time together, but I hoped that today, there would be an exception made and an effort extended to welcome home those that had been away for years and an additional effort to set aside previous hurts and pains to make all there feel welcomed and accepted.
I'm so grateful there was that exact feeling here in my own home.