4th of July Madness!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! Ours was VERY fun, and I think some traditions started that will continue for years to come! The family and company, including Henning our friend from Germany, Chris Williams, another friend named Ken and the Coeur d' Alene Levy's (Lex, Jess, Ben and Hayden) all caravanned down to Dave Scott's house in Lewiston at about 3 in the afternoon. Once we got down there we hung out by the river, enjoyed the sunshine, threw the dogs sticks into the water, played ping pong and caught up with friends. After the Larkins, Morgan and Emma, and lots of Daves friends arrived, we all engulfed ourselves in Dave's delicious ribs, lots of side dishes and way to many desserts that left us feeling full and rather sick.

After dinner, Buddy decided it would be a good idea to go swimming in the river [rather a bold move] but he soon had followers, and by the end of it there were 7 of us who jumped into the freezing water and floated the river while the spectators cheered us on and took lots of pictures! It was rather crazy and bold but very fun, so fun that we decided to do it again, and some people even a third time! Luckily we had Hayden waiting for us on the shore with our towels, so weren't cold for to long!




Swimming was followed by music and s'mores! John and Uncle Lex played their guitars while Hayden and I danced, and other's talked and made s'mores. Benjamin spotted fireworks so we also were able to see those! The fire was perfect for warming up the swimmers! It was a great day and night with awesome company!








Thank you everyone for making the 4th so special and I can't wait until next year, i'm sure we'll all be down there again... except for maybe Henning!
Dad and Chris are leaving tomorrow for a week and a half, so mom and I will be "men-less" besides Hunter, so we will be doing lots of cleaning, shopping and laying in the sun. We are also having a neighborhood yard sale on Saturday the 10th, so come by if you have time, and don't forget to wish mom a happy birthday on the 9th!! :) :)