*The Fourth of July!!*

I had a really good time on the Fourth of July!! I actually got to celebrate it for two days. On the 3rd, I had Shanna and her family over for dinner and then later we did some fireworks in the front of the driveway. It was really fun to watch Blaine hold the sparklers and watch the fireworks go off. He seemed to really have a lot of fun. I worried about him burning him self but Bryce helped him realize that it was hot, he was really cute with him. Shanna and Austin, sat back and enjoyed the entertainment.Then after words we played Texas Hold'em and that was a lot of fun too. It was a really great night!!

Then on the Fourth, Alison invited me over for dinner and it was so good. She made Barbecue Chicken, corn bread muffins, beans, and had pineapple. It was really delicious. She is really a good cook!! Any time you want company for dinner Ali, I am there!! Nate also shared with me his pet Python. It is not really that big but stretched out it gets to be about 3 feet long. I am not afraid of snakes if I know they will not poison me, so I held it for quite a while. It has a really soft skin. I really liked it. After that we took a ride to Weber High School to watch the fireworks there. Tracy and Tyler came over to say hi for a few minutes, too, that was nice. It was really a pretty good show and I very much liked watching them. It reminds me of a book I read when I was a kid and had to do a report on about Francis Scott Key who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" He was on a ship in the ocean and all night long the bombs were bursting in the air and when they stopped the war was over, the flag was still there. It was a book I will always remember and made me appreciate our flag and our great country. Thanks Shanna, Bryce, Alison and Nate for sharing with my such a wonderful celebration of our country. I love you so much. Mom