Well, it's been a while since the Fourth, but I thought I would give a shout out to my ward and the awesomeness of it. The Fourth is a big deal to them. They have a block party (10th year running) where they block off all traffic, paint the sidewalks with stars, and we have a huge party. And the whole neighborhood is invited!! This year it took place on Friday the 1st. Here are just a couple pictures that show you the coolness, especially for an event that individuals--not the ward--pay for. By the way, sorry for the blurry images, but my phone has a slow shutter speed and there were just too many people that kept moving.
They had a rock wall and a bouncy house.
This is where we all grilled up out food. Bryan and I had steak and we brought Bryan's awesome salsa to share.
Don't ask me what this picture is. But we were dancing. Us and another couple were the only adults dancing at the beginning, but by the end everyone had joined us. That's right, we are the trend-setters!!
"Train" ride for the kiddies.
It was awesome!! Plus with the new Utah Fireworks Law we were allowed to shoot off aerials. People were buying them left and right and for 5 days straight you could look over the valley and see fireworks everywhere!!! They also had a outdoor movie night the next night after this and on the actual Fourth we had a crepe breakfast before the parade---which goes right through our ward, I literally only had to walk a block. Later that night we went to Uncle Ken's and Aunt Becky's house to see more fireworks. Overall, a great holiday!!!
