4th of July Fireworks

Our 4th of July was fun. We had planned to go golfing that morning but the clouds changed our mind. We decided to go to transformers instead. It was great! We came home, had some dinner and our friends called us to come over and watch fireworks. I cooked up some brownies and off we went. As always we have a good time with them and their children. They even put on a private firework show for us. It was a wonderful 4th of July!

4th of July

Fireworks for the 4th of July~

Jimmy and his sparkler
Katie checking out Marissa for the first time. She doesn't know what to think about this strange new aunt.
Marissa and her sparklers
Marissa and her favorite brother in law...Rick!

I realize this is a bit late but such is life.
For the 4th of July we went to Jimmy and Carrie's house. We ended up staying for firworks and having a great time. Jimmy's home is in a real neighborhood. The neighbors were doing fireworks all over. It felt so festive. It was what the 4th of July should be. I also made it to the pool that day for a few hours but fortunatly no burn this time around.
In the end, HAPPY 4th of JULY!

(My photos are still posting as html not photos to adjust on here. Anyone know how to fix that?) - Thanks Maddy I am updating this post because of your help =)

This is my favorite picture...Rissy and Little Jimmy were pretty much attached to each other most of the evening.

Amish Friendship Bread

I was given my first start of Amish Friendship Bread last Sunday by my sister in law Pat. (Thanks Pat!) Today is day 10 so I will be baking tonight. If anyone would like a start, just let me know because I think I will end up with 7.
Otherwise~ I am ready for the long weekend which hopefully starts early this afternoon. We aren't going anywhere but I plan to get in some serious pool time. Rick and I both have Monday off as well. Marissa will be in town starting tomorrow and we have Katie's baby blessing on Sunday. Rick and I are going to help Jimmy with his yard on Saturday and get some petunias in the ground. Overall it will be a nice relaxing weekend.
We also decided to stay in our apartment for another year. We signed the lease yesterday so we are there until September 30th 2009. I am sure this is great news for the people in my ward who want us to stay. I think it will be good for us too to keep working on getting our debt paid off so that when we do get a house we can get what we want!
I am here talking with Maddy and Wayne right now as well - Hi guys - and I was discussing classic rock with Wayne. A story came to mind I think I shall share. A few months ago when little Jimmy slept over we were in the car listening to Free Bird. When we got home, he kept saying Freebird and trying to sing. It was so great. Yes I am such a good aunt indoctrinating him with the classics.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful 4th of July!