Happy 4th of July!

This is one of my very FAVORITE holidays! I love that friends and family all get together to EAT and hang out. This morning Dan was golfing with his dad and Lee, so we just took our time getting out of bed and getting dressed. I know I should have taken the kids up to the church for the flag raising, but I wasn't going to swing it by myself...sorry! At about 1:00 we met Grandma and Grandpa Merrill at Jamba Juice for a "little lunch". It was so HOT we didn't feel like getting anything but that! We then headed for the park where we met Heather's family.

We all just sat around talking, while the kids played Frisbee, rode scooters, and played cards.


We stayed for a couple hours. It was fun to see Heather and the kids. I can't get over this guy...
This is the second oldest grandchild Mikal. He is huge! He looks, acts and sounds just like my brother David when he was 16. It was crazy to see him all grown up!
We then headed to the Dan's parent's house for dinner and fireworks. They live at the top of a hill in Woodland Hills. Their house overlooks the whole San Fernando Valley. It is always a prime spot for fireworks. Grandma went out and bought the kids their own cute little chairs to sit on to watch the show. We all sat on their large balcony. Firecrackers are illegal here, so we got a HUGE container of "poppers" for the kids to play with. They had fun shooting them off the balcony. It kept them and Dan very busy. We missed Jenn and Brian and the kids this year! The kids kept asking where you were. We especially missed Uncle Brian's sparklers. That is what Spencer and Melanie really remember of Brian and the 4th.