4th Fun.

Hey, hey, hey - I just might catch up (sort of).

I have 20 minutes before I'm out the door for work. Might as well post like a mad woman as I chomp on Cheerios.

Peyton and Lolo got together for a photo op a few days before the 4th. They were such cute {and appropriate} pics, I thought they would go great with this post.

On the 4th we attended our ward picnic. Mar helped with face painting.

By the end of the picnic, kids had body art all over them, as most went back two and three times. It was definitely a hit, but Mar said that if she does it again, she will tell the kids that it's limited to "just one." The YW helping with the activity (+ one of Mar's non-member friends) worked the entire length of the picnic, then ate leftovers. Mar was parched as we headed home, since the drinking water was gone by the time they were done.

Our new sister missionaries: Sister Glover is from Buffalo, NY; Sister Moss is from Portland, OR.

We had some creative food at the potluck.

 One of the YW had made this amazing pudding masterpiece.

Red white and blue rice krispie treats...

I was not so creative. I took watermelon and lemon bars (lest you think I'm trying to pass of these amazing dishes as my own).

Traditional bike parade:

 We had a ton of people out of town (only 129 at church the next day), so our numbers were small, but everyone had a great time.

 Since the main water-fight-initiators were gone, it turned into a Primary kids/Bishop water fight.

 I totally think it endeared those kids to Bill - he said they were super cute about it when he talked to them in Primary the following day.

After the picnic (and a nap... every good 4th needs a nap), Bill and the girls headed to a movie while I sewed away on skirt extenders for Shi's mission wardrobe. I completed 3, but OF COURSE the final one gave me fits. I'll be re-doing today. AAAAUUUUGGH!

That evening we had steak (2nd time in a month - yum), baked potatoes, wedge salads, and raspberry dream sodas. Mar wanted to eat outside, and the weather couldn't have been more lovely. It was PERFECT. We leisurely visited and enjoyed the time together, knowing that in a few short days Lolo would be leaving us.

That night we drove to a crowded parking lot to watch Parker's fireworks show.

Then we came home and hit the sack.

Pert near perfect.