July Fourth

We went to Mom and Dad Zaelit's house for the fourth of July. Our celebration actaully started Friday night. For part of our date we went to Kohles and bought an American Flag and a red star for our door. As we were driving to West Jordan on Saturday morning, Sean asked me where we were going to see the fireworks, he was devastated to find out that going to firework shows is not in the Zaelit family plans for July 4th. We usually do fireworks ourselves in the street, but this year that wasn't even in the plans (we are kinda betwwen traditions this year since all our neighbors are unavailable for the normal rib-potato-cobbler celebration). We got to the house and played with Elroy for awhile. Then Sean, Dad and Jared ripped the carpet out of the front room, it badly needs replacing due to an aged dog and an un-potty-trained puppy:) The new carpet should come soon.


We were all hungry and decided to go ahead and get the BBQ started. Bratwurst, hamburgers, hotdogs, and onion rings-mmmmmm!
Here is Sam and Kaity dressed up for frying bacon.

After the food party, we viewed the fifth Harry Potter movie in preparation for July 15! What better way to celebrate Independence from Great Britain than to watch a Brittish movie:-)

We then turned on some patriotic tunes and made some apple cobbler in the Dutch Oven. While it was cooking Sean and I decided we needed fireworks so we ran to the stand and bought a fantastic package with some pretty spiffy fireworks.

We ate cobbler, hung some pictures in the newly painted family room, and played a game called Pandemic (which Sean loved). Sadly Sam was tired so the Browns loaded up and headed back to P-town while the Petersons and Zaelits headed outside for a lovely fire. We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. Also, there must have been a wasp nest under the fire pit because wasps kept coming out the bottom and flying all around us. It was quite horrifying and luckily they stopped after about ten minutes, I think their nest must have boiled with all the heat.
Here Mom, Sam, and I tell they guys where we want the pictures hung.

About nine, we headed out front to light our fireworks. Luckily all our neighbors decided it was a good time too, so we got to enjoy lots of illegal fireworks flying through the air. As beautiful as they were, our little fireworks were the best I have ever seen. Sean and I took turns lighting the fireworks under Dad's direction, since neither of us has ever done it before.



It was a wonderful fourth of July