The 4th of July

We had a wonderful Independence day. Unfortunately Trent had to work during the day so the kids and I went up to my parents' house the night before and I got to run the Kaysville 5K in the morning with my dear friend Erin. I was nervous seeing as how the more I trained the slower I got so I just focused on beating my last real 5K time (last year around45 mins). Imagine my surprise when I crossed that finish line and the clock read 33 mins(and some-odd seconds--I wasn't wearing my glasses)!!!!! A personal record!!!! I was so proud! And sweet Erin and Steve were waiting and cheering for me at the finish line. I love those guys!After a wonderful breakfast at my parents' house, my mom, the kids, and I headed down to the Kaysville parade. Man, that was a HUGE event!!! I don't ever remember it being such a big thing. Good thing Erin let us sit with her on her nice reserved spot otherwise we would have had to watch the parade from Layton!
After naps the kids ran through the sprinklers and played with Grandma and Grandpa. My brother, Jon, and his wife came over and we had a delicious dinner (thanks Kat!) and then headed home so that we could light fireworks when Trent got home.
The kids loved fireworks this year. However, don't give Grant a sparkler--he waves it around like a crazy man. Lesson learned. After putting the extremely tired kids to bed, Trent and I climbed up on the roof and watched fireworks all across the valley. It was a spectacular show (good thing we live next to some rich neighborhoods with people willing to blow their money on aeril fireworks!!! good times.)