Fourth of July

To celebrate the Fourth of July this year we went to Bev and Jim's home in Bluffdale and had a BBQ with the Jones and the Omans.

Then, in the evening we went to the firework show across the street at Layton Park. It was SO fun! I tried to get pictures of everyone, but in every single photo Casey looks ridiculous. I accused him multiple times of sabotage, but he denies that he was deliberately making faces. I think he's lying.

Emmett was hilarious. He screamed throughout the entire show, lifting his hands high into the air toward the fireworks, laughing, dancing and shouting in ecstasy. The people around us were watching him more than the show. During the entire thirty minutes he never lost enthusiasm for a second. I thought the grand finale was going to give him a seizure. Not really. But you'd have to see his excitement to believe it.

The picture's a little blurry, but at least both Bethany and I look like normal people here. Bethany was a little scared of the fireworks at first. She didn't cry but buried her head in my shoulder through the first several minutes. By the end of it she was more relaxed. Not understanding much about fireworks, she called them "flowers" instead. I think, however, that she was a lot more excited about the moon. The entire time we were outside she'd point at it and scream and laugh, "The moon! I see the moon! I love it!"

If you think Casey looks funny here, you're right, but it's the best I could get. See what I mean, though? No way he didn't do this on purpose. ;)