Happpy Birthday, America!

In spite of her best efforts, Carolyn was not able to start any ward traditions for the Fourth of July this year. But that certainly didn't mean that she was content to sit back and just enjoy the day.

We had invited several friends from the church over for a pancake breakfast. That started the day off really well. They didn't stick around but left to celebrate the

Soon, our kids began to show up. Some of them had arrived at 2:00 am this morning but we had redirected them to the Marriott Residence Inn so we'd all sleep better. I managed to work through 6 cups of my pancake mix. Only a couple of hours later we had a picnic in our backyard for all the family members, especially the grandchildren.


Two fireworks demonstrations capped the day for our family. First the one at La Sierra community center where they had dozens of beautiful professional displays. And then the one in our cul de sac that was sponsored by Richard. He said it was a little bit of the Philippines.