4th of July

Before moving to Cleveland, our family had a yearly tradition of spending the 4th of July with the Andersons in Delta, Utah. There was always a big parade with floats throwing boatloads of salt-water taffy, festivities and Navajo Tacos in the park, a demolition derby, and multiple other celebrations.

Since moving here, we've tried to make new traditions. This year, we lit fireworks in the back yard,

(don't worry, Nana, it's just a smoke bomb!)
went to a barbeque,

(yes, that's Logan, helping himself to the watermelon straight from the serving bowl. That kid loves watermelon!),

and then watched the fireworks at our traditional place near the school.Every year, there are more and more families from Church that set up blankets and chairs in the same place, creating the annual 4th of July Mormon villa for the fireworks display. This year, there were somewhere between 10 and 15 families there. Andrew loves to meet up with his friends and play, especially with Molly. For the past three years, we have pictures of him and Molly playing at the annual celebration.

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Before the firworks began, Logan spotted a family nearby with glowing light sticks, and before we could stop him, he was asking if he could have a "Lightsaber" too.

He was as happy as could be, playing Jedi the rest of the night! (Including sound effects, of course!)Happy 4th of July!