Devin and Kim: 4th of July 2015

July is always a fun-filled, crazy, run-faster-than-we-have-strength kind of month. This one hasn't disappointed. It started with a fun-filled 4th of July. We've made it a tradition for the past few years to spend the 4th with Devin's family, specifically Shawna and family who are in town from Canada (used to be Russia!) and Alisa. We used to hold a BBQ at our house, but since we moved, they've kindly held it at theirs. We actually went down the night before this time because I had a relinquishment in Provo, so we stayed the night at the family house to be there for all the festivities. We stayed up until 2 AM...and oh my gosh, am I too old for that these days!! We just had such a good time with them. We played every card in Apples to Apples and were to the point of loopiness because everything was just so funny. We then chatted for a while before finally deciding to hit the hay.

The next day, we had a BBQ with the family- Kirston & family came as well as Mesha & family. We hung out all afternoon, played in the yard, drew with sidewalk chalk, ate popsicles, and just enjoyed a blissful afternoon. That evening, we headed up to Rock Canyon park to watch the fireworks from the hill. They were splendid as usual, the only problem was that they started later than normal, we were crazy tired from the escapades the night before, we hadn't eaten anything since the BBQ (Can we say HANGRY? I think most people were fine, but I most definitely was not...ask Devin), and we had to drive back to Farmington that night. So, we watched about half and then headed out. It was about midnight, but I made Devin drive me through the nearest Wendys- you better believe it. I don't do too swell on skipping meals. :)

Anyway, we are really loving our 4th traditions. We just haven't done a parade in a few years, but that's okay. The kids don't know what they are missing. And the crowds in Provo? No, thanks. We need to find a small town parade to start going to.

Here are a few photos of the day:

Oh, the day before the 4th, we went to an Orem Park for the candy bomber drop. The original candy bomber planned a drop to re-enact his original drops during WWII. So, it was INSANELY packed. While it was cool to see the plane fly over head, it was overall quite the bust. We saw maybe 4 candy bars drop and there were supposed to be thousands. I don't know where the rest went, but they probably missed their mark and landed in some neighborhood. Oh well, we can say we were there.

Oh and I got to see my friend Brittany, who served in Ecuador with me! She lives in Colorado, so it was totally random to run into her there. She was excited to see Flor again. I haven't seen her since shortly after I got back, so that was really cool.