Monday, July 9, 2012

Fourth of July in Cedar City!

We had a reunion with our children (minus Jeff & Niki) enjoying the beautiful, and COOL summer weather in Cedar City over the 4th of July.  So much fun to be together!  Brian & Kira still live there while Brian goes to school.  They arranged for a Condo for us all to stay in which made it so roomy and nice!  We drove up from the HOT Phoenix furnace, Melissa drove down from Murray and we had a great time watching the parade, picnicking, lighting off TONS of fireworks (the aerial ones were awesome!), shooting rifles, shotguns, and hand guns, swimming in the reservoir, playing LOTS of games (Melissa brought some really good new ones to learn), and seeing TWO plays - Les Miserables, and To Kill a Mockingbird.    It just doesn't get any better!!!  

The only downside was that Kira wasn't able to participate in everything because of a broken collar bone.  She had a bad bicycle accident the week before we arrived where she gashed her head as well.  So she had staples in her head and her arm in a sling and we had to be very careful not to bump her.  So sad not to be able to give her a hug - but what a trooper!  Now I realize I didn't even get pictures of her... but I think she's grateful for that.

AT THE PARADE

Adelle & Ella
Ethan & Bracken
Standing for the Flag
Brian & Chandra
Melissa & Ella

PICNIC AT THE PARK

Swinging Girls!
Adelle
Can you guess what they're doing?
Yep... it's a cherry pit spitting contest!
Benjamin & Mike
Ben & Rob
Adelle

 FIREWORKS!

Rick & Chandra
Bracken enjoying his sparkler
Just a small sample of our fireworks... it got MUCH better!
We're talking aerial!

TARGET SHOOTING

Maintaining our Independence 
STARTING THEM WHILE THEY'RE YOUNG!
Mike & Ethan

Brian & Bracken
Rob & Adelle
Don't mess with the girls!
Kristi & Melissa
Or the boys either.... for that matter.
Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about!
Rob is the MAN!
Ready...
Aim...
FIRE!
Rick
Brian
Rick throwing the clay pigeons
Kristina
Mike
Rob
Brian

SWIMMING IN THE RESERVOIR

Brian & Bracken
Kristina
Rick and Kristi
Mike, Ella, Adelle
Brian & Bracken
Melissa
Benjamin
Classic Sally!
Ethan & Chandra
Chandra
Bracken
Chandra
Ella
Adelle
Chandra, Adelle, Ella
Adelle & Ethan
Melissa, Ella, Rob
Bracken
Rick
Brian
Mike
Rob
Sally
Ella

JUST HANGING OUT

Dog pile on Grandpa Rob!
Rob, Ben, Adelle, Ella
Playing Ticket to Ride with Melissa, Ethan & Kristi
The "little" kids - Ethan, Adelle, Ella, Benjamin
Rob & the Girls!  ...plus Ben
The BIG kids... Kristi, Rick & Melissa
So long... farewell!

1 comment:

Rachel Keppner said...

Soooo fun!!! What a great way to spend the 4th-- in a patriotic small town. :-) You have a neat family!!!