4th of July 2008

We started the day with a fun run and breakfast at the church. Tyler and Craig did the fun run and I came along the finish line in the car to join in for Breakfast. It was already so hot. There was no trouble knowing who did the run as their faces were bright red and they were hot. It was fun to meet some new families and see all the regulars for breakfast. Since this is a building breakfast, both Shad's and Amber's families participated. Then back to the house to cleanup, prepare food and swim. The original plan was for the guys to go fishing but the gulf did not co-operate the seas were 3 feet. So plan two, go to the lake. As Craig was preparing the boat, Shad and I ran to Academy to get a few more life jackets and an inner tube. When we returned we realized the boat registration had just expired so we have to get that taken care of before taking the boat out. We actually have it paid but couldn't find the sticker. Amber, Dan and Megan came to the house and then Shad's family also came over to swim. We picked up some pizza, went swimming and then watched a movie. At 4:30 we got ready to go to Jamie's home. We shared a delicious dinner together. Smoked beef brisket, pork tenderloin, watermelon, cantalope, salad, chips, tortillas, mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. It was all so delicious. Then we all got ready and went to Jamie's neighborhood pool. They have a lazy river and slide. The kids all had a lot of fun and it was very relaxing. Then back to Jamie's house for icecream and fireworks. The boys went off to buy fireworks and while we waited we went outside Jamie's home, many in the neighborhood were shooting off all kinds of fireworks it was quite a display. But Tyler and all had a lot of fun doing our own fireworks. The little ones got to do sparklers and it was fun to watch them. It was a long day and we were all pretty tired when we finally got back home about 11 pm.