4th of July 2011

We had the best Fourth of July this year! It ended up being mostly just my family (plus a couple of high-spirited cousin's and their families), so it was smaller but SO FUN!

During the day, we had lunch together, plus a salsa and bake-off competition going on. People swam (the weather was absolutely PERFECT), ate, and laughed a lot.

Our usual Olympic-style night started with a HILARIOUS "Best in Show/Dog Show" Opening Ceremony. Benjamin got to participate as the All-American Bulldog. My brother Mark had us falling off our chairs in laughter with his Chihuahua impersonation.
REALLY good entertainment!




And then the traditional games began! Thanks to my cousin Becky for organizing such a fun event! So many people participated in the games, so even though there were fewer people than usual, we still had ourselves some good competition.

As the sun set, we had a snake pit followed by tank firework races. We had sparklers and light-up toys to dance around the pool with. Then everyone brought chairs to my parent's front yard to enjoy some fireworks. It was a wonderful fourth. God Bless America!