July 4th

Well, July 4th did not turn out quite as planned but we managed to have a good time anyway. We decided to kick off our 4th by going to the pool. Our friends the Wymans joined us and it was a perfect day to hang out in water because it was toasty around here. The girls had a good time but I'm afraid we tapped all of Keara's energy.

Of course we were a little clueless and thought Keara just needed a nap so we decided to head on over to Four Mile Historic Park with Mom since she having a less than stellar 4th of July with Dad sick. We basically got there and Keara was just too tired to walk around so she went home with Zeb leaving Kailei, Mom and I to tour the place. It is basically an old fashioned 4th of July celebration and my Mom just loves it. She pretty much wants to attend every year. It is always hot however and Kailei is not much for the heat so we traveled from one shaded area to another. Kailei panned for gold, wrote with quill and ink and ate a root beer float. We enjoyed the atmosphere but sure could stand it to be about 20 degrees cooler.

The last portion of the day included Zeb's brother Mitch and his family. They came over to watch the Parker fireworks and the cousins had a great time. Anika is getting cuter each day and Khiem will actually acknowledge "Aunt Chris" even if I don't have a ball in my hand. He had Kailei were a riot together.

Because Keara was just too worn down we watched the fireworks from our bedroom window while the rest of the Davison's went into town to see the fireworks live. They were of course beautiful but both Keara and I faded quickly and could be found asleep by 9:45pm.

All in all it was a nice day. Good friends and family to celebrate with. Can't ask for more.