My country tis of thee...

One of my all time favorite holidays is the 4th of July.  I love my country and I feel grateful everyday for the men and women who sacrifice so much for our freedoms...It's a definite bonus that my dad is born on the 4th of July...Makes me happy just thinking about it, 4th of July means parades in Buhl, fireworks at CSI, homemade chicken nuggets, chicken grape salad, watermelon, german chocolate cake...um yeah well it would if I was in Idaho...this year I cleaned and decorated my cabin for girls camp so there wasn't much time to do anything super fun.  I opted for fireworks on the lake with the kids the day before the 4th to make up for it...

walking over is always fun.. this year I had GREAT helpers!

They were being particularly cute so I indulged myself in taking lots of photos!

Look at those kissable cheeks!

Isa just happened to bring her swimsuit...

It never ceases to amaze me at how easily Emery makes friends.  One minute she's standing alone on the shore and then next she's targeted a little girl and is talking her ear off...Isa brings up H2O and we have a new friend named Amber...(side note, we left with amber's number and skype name sheesh!)

The moon was just as beautiful as the fireworks!

Morgan made it just in time to share the love...it's not very often that we spend minor holidays together so it was a treat...

just missing Liam...

I'll end with this one.  He can be a holy terror, but I LOVE him!