4th of July Weekend

Since the 4th of July fell on Sunday this year, it made for a long weekend of celebration and as usual I have taken way to many pictures to all be included in this post. Therefore I have created a slide show for you to enjoy with the hightlights of our weekend. We started out on Saturday morning by going to the hot air balloon festival in Provo. A few balloons were inflated but the darn wind kept any others from doing the same. None of the balloons left the ground. And to think I got up at 5:00 in the morning for this?! Needless to say I was a little disappointed in Mother Nature. Later that same day we came back to watch the fireworks from the Stadium of Fire. The "pre-show" that was sitting around us was none the less interesting but once it was dark, they were quickly forgotten. Thank goodness! The fireworks were great even Kaitlyn was amused. On Sunday we were invited to a BBQ at Jordanelle. Again Mother Nature was cruel with her supposed summer temperatures. I don't recall a 4th of July that I was actually freezing!! These were some people that Ed has gotten to know while fishing. I kind of felt like Ralphie on Christmas Story when they went to the Chinese Restaraunt for dinner on Christmas Day and they were introduced to Chinese Turkey, we were introduced to Vietnamese 4th of July! But I have to say they were a very friendly group of people. On Monday I convinced Ed to try the balloons again and to our delight they all inflated and took to the sky. Then came the task of locating a spot for the parade. Luckily for us my parents a.k.a Dama and Dampa as Kaitlyn affectionately calls them, had found a spot for us. Then it was home for a much needed nap. Then to Dama and Dampa's for a swim, BBQ, smores by the fire and of course FIREWORKS. It was definately a busy weekend but lots of fun!