4th of July

This 4th of July was the first one Alofa and I shared as a married couple. It ended up being one of the best 4th of July weekends I have ever had. It started out Saturday afternoon when we went to my mom's house and had a WONDERFUL bbq!!

This picture is my VERY FAVORITE PICTURE!! That is why it is the first picture that I posted even though it is out of order. Cam loves Uncle Al because Alofa takes time to talk to him and show him how the fireworks work. Cam listens to Uncle Al. It makes me sooo happy and excited to see Alofa with our babies. He is gonna be such a GREAT daddy!! I love him sooo much!!
Alofa and I in the car getting ready to go over to my mom's house for a YUMMY bbq!! (can you tell how HOT I already am by the redness in my face? Gotta LOVE pregnancy in the Summer time :) )

Poor Oggie! He looked sooo sad sitting at the fence while we were in the car getting ready to leave.

Alofa gave himself a haircut, like he ALWAYS does!! Isn't he soooo handsome? That is the outfit that he got from baby boy Laulu and I for Father's day!

Alofa throwing fireworks off of the porchAlofa, Me (baby boy Laulu) & Cam

Alofa and Savana throwing fireworks to show Cam While Aunt Jamie holds him

Savana and Alofa sharing fireworks

Cam being all Patriotic. He LOVED his balloons and his two flags! He would not let anyone touch them!! He is sooo funny and cute!

Alofa trying to look all bad on my step-dad's Harley

Cam with Uncle Ryan! Cam LOVES Uncle Ryan!!

Savana, Cam and Jamie throwing snap its

In Idaho Falls they decided to do the fireworks on July 3rd, that Saturday, this year because the 4th of July fell on a Sunday. The 3rd of July also happens to be Jared's birthday!! Happy birthday Jared!! We decided to go to Idaho Falls after my mom's bbq with Jared, Lisa, Alana and Ethan to watch the Idaho Falls firework show. We found the BEST spot ever, ate fruit roll ups and gushers and had a great view of the fireworks when they started. We had a GREAT time with Jared, Lisa and their kids!!

Jared, Alofa and I

Lisa, Jared and Alofa

Lisa, Jared, Alana, Ethan and Alofa looking for a good spot to camp out and get ready for the fireworks in Idaho Falls

Alana getting all ready and relaxed for the firework show in the sky :)

Ethan getting his jacket on, it was sooooooo cold!! BRRR! (I secretly was sooooo thankful it cooled down!!)

Jared, Alana and Alofa going for a walk by the river

Alofa listening to Alana and Ethan talking about their fireworks that they bought and get to light off later that night! They were soooo excited! So was Alofa!! Alofa even listened intently as Alana sang her "firework" song in order to get the fireworks to start going off. She later made a dance that went along with it as well. It was one of the CUTEST song and dances I have EVER seen!!

After the fireworks ended, we were planning on being in traffic for a while in Idaho Falls because there were soooo many people, but Jared found the perfect spot and we got out and on the freeway in less than 5 mins!! I was sooo thankful for that because I was tired and soooo ready for bed! I am getting OLD :)

Sunday Morning we got up early and headed back to Idaho Falls for one of my best friend's baby's blessing. It was WONDERFUL!! I didn't take my camera so here is a picture that Melissa sent me on the 4th of July.

Her blessing dress was BEAUTIFUL, the blessing was INSPIRED, and the food afterwards was WONDERFUL!! We are sooo thankful that Melissa & Mike allowed us to share in their JOY and celebration of Amy coming into their family! What a lucky little girl!!

We came home from the blessing and it was time to get ready to go to a bbq on my dad's side of the family. I had to make a salad and so I started but I didn't let the cream cheese soften like it was supposed to and I RUINED it!! I was devastated!! I started crying (pregnancy hormones, I am sure), threw the salad in the trash and went to lay down in bed. Alofa came in and tried to figure out what my problem was, he probably thought and still thinks I am nuts :) It just so happened that my aunt Karen made the EXACT same salad and we were saved. I look back on it now and I can't help but laugh at myself. I forgot my camera and didn't take any more pictures of our 4th of July weekend. I regret that now. We ate ALOT of yummy food, played lawn darts and had a great time with family!!! We came home and I wanted to take a nap so we laid down on the couches in our basement. Alofa said he wasn't tired but not even 5 mins later he was fast asleep and I just watched TV until it was time to go watch the fireworks.

We went to a park in Chubbuck to watch the fireworks from the fairgrounds in Pocatello. I just didn't feel like dealing with a million people this year so it was nice to watch them from a distance. We could see them GREAT!! My family had some fireworks that they were shooting off from the park and of course there were firecrackers and bottle rockets... I hate both of those kinds of fireworks. I thought they were gonna put me in early labor as they lit them off RIGHT BY ME!! Are you kidding me? Don't worry, I survived :) It was a GREAT night and a WONDERFUL 4th of July weekend! I would not have changed a thing!!

How grateful I am for the United States of America and all that it stands for! I am grateful for my freedoms that I enjoy on a daily basis. I am thankful for the men and women who have and continue to put their lives on the line to serve and protect us!

GOD BLESS AMERICA FOREVER ALWAYS!!