Happy 4th!

Alan had the day off yesterday. We went to the parade and then and then in an act of what i am not so sure yet was good judgement let them stay up until 10:30 to let them watch the fireworks.

the parade was fun but small. Jen and the girls came. We had talked about having Preston ride on the fire truck, but we were unsure how he would do with an hour of sirens. I think next year will be better.











We won't tell the mission president they were hanging out of the cars!

The city puts on a firework show. We parked pretty far away, because we were unsure how the kids would do with the noises. I remember being terrified of fireworks as a child. The kids did well, the show was OK, somehow we missed the finale, we could see the lights but were to far away because they seemed really low. Unfortunately, when we got home our neighbors were still setting fireworks off. They had been doing it all day. Preston was pretty scared when they set of an aerial. His room is on the front of the house, so we had to spend a good amount of time convincing him he was safe. He was pretty tired, so he fell asleep fast. Alan and i though were up past midnight, until they were done.


















Alan also got his wisdom teeth out last week. he has been in a lot of pain! he is starting to feel better.