Little kids and the fourth of July do not mix well. We did not stay up for fireworks: happy kids were more important to me. We did visit the park, make American flags and lighted up some sparklers. It was mostly a laid back, easy day. We don’t do that too often with Joe home: I tend to want to go and do things with him and the kids. I’m sure he appreciated having a lazy day for once!

On Saturday we went out to Fort Yargo State Park. A little tip: the library checks out state park passes (both here and back in Utah), that waives the entrance fee. Before 2:00 that day we had played disk golf, gone out on a paddleboat, ate lunch and swam in the lake. Fun!