My Aunt Della Mae was in Norway and offered her backyard for our 4th of July BBQ. We played a little and ate a lot. It was great to be with family; my brother John (Skip) and his family, all of the MEP children and grandchildren, grandma Nani and granddad Reid, Mark's sister Mary and her David and his wonderful Jessica, and then my older brother Tony and his family came later.
And ate some more. We had a short game of Scrabble (an Ivins favorite). Smart Mark and his sister Mary were a team, David and Jessica were a team, my father and I were a team and Steve and Travis were a team. My father was thrilled that we won!! Mary said that she and Mark let us win, hum - I think that sometimes clever beats out smartie pants.
Uncle Skip brought his cotton candy machine to the BBQ. It was a hit with the kids as you can well imagine.
He had lots of flavors and a long line of kids waiting for their treat. Skip is like the ice cream man. Uncle Skip loves stuff like this. He has a popcorn machine and even a big snow cone maker. He's one of a kind and a great baby brother.
YUM YUM!! Ava was trying to sell us the cotton candy for a profit.
Ethan and I found a great grassy spot to watch the fireworks outside of the Credit Union where Grandma Nora used to work. We took our blanket and camp chairs there earlier in the day and walked from my Aunt Della Mae's home. Aunt Mary and her son David and his wife Jessica were able to join us for the fun. We could see the Jonas Brothers on the jumbo screen and all of the fireworks. It was a late night for Petersons.
On Friday morning EARLY we went to the soccor field by Provo High School. We watched the 20+ balloons get filled with hot air and take off. What a thrill to be among those big balloons. We went to breakfast afterwards.
Ava wanted to be tall.
Saturday morning is the 4th of July parade. It starts at 9:00 am but you can be there as early as 7:30 for the pre-parade. Travis and Ethan got our spot set-up the night before. Unfortunately it rained hard that night and our blanket got wet. The big people got to sit in chairs.
My Aunt Della Mae was in Norway and offered her backyard for our 4th of July BBQ. We played a little and ate a lot. It was great to be with family; my brother John (Skip) and his family, all of the MEP children and grandchildren, grandma Nani and granddad Reid, Mark's sister Mary and her David and his wonderful Jessica, and then my older brother Tony and his family came later.
And ate some more. We had a short game of Scrabble (an Ivins favorite). Smart Mark and his sister Mary were a team, David and Jessica were a team, my father and I were a team and Steve and Travis were a team. My father was thrilled that we won!! Mary said that she and Mark let us win, hum - I think that sometimes clever beats out smartie pants.
Uncle Skip brought his cotton candy machine to the BBQ. It was a hit with the kids as you can well imagine.
He had lots of flavors and a long line of kids waiting for their treat. Skip is like the ice cream man. Uncle Skip loves stuff like this. He has a popcorn machine and even a big snow cone maker. He's one of a kind and a great baby brother.
YUM YUM!! Ava was trying to sell us the cotton candy for a profit.
Ethan and I found a great grassy spot to watch the fireworks outside of the Credit Union where Grandma Nora used to work. We took our blanket and camp chairs there earlier in the day and walked from my Aunt Della Mae's home. Aunt Mary and her son David and his wife Jessica were able to join us for the fun. We could see the Jonas Brothers on the jumbo screen and all of the fireworks. It was a late night for Petersons.
On Friday morning EARLY we went to the soccor field by Provo High School. We watched the 20+ balloons get filled with hot air and take off. What a thrill to be among those big balloons. We went to breakfast afterwards.
Ava wanted to be tall.
Saturday morning is the 4th of July parade. It starts at 9:00 am but you can be there as early as 7:30 for the pre-parade. Travis and Ethan got our spot set-up the night before. Unfortunately it rained hard that night and our blanket got wet. The big people got to sit in chairs.
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