24th of July!

Who says that Idaho doesn't get world class entertainment? We had the Blue Angels for the 24th of July, and lucked out on how we saw them. Cheapskates that we are, we hung out at a park near the arena where the paying customers got front row seats to the fantastic flying show. As luck would have it, it turned out that our spot was right in the flypath of the fabulous fighters, and the whole hour of their spectacle they were flying right over our heads. If we were 150 feet taller we could have tickled the pilots. The kids were thrilled, Nana and Papa were there, we had a picnic with the Fransons and Aunt Diana, Uncle Wes and Nanny too - it was one great afternoon!

The fun only continued after we got home from the show. While Nana, B and I prepared dinner (marinated steak and shrimp on the barbie!) Gary captained the kids in a no-holds-barred water fight with Team Franson. Water balloons, guns, spray bottles, hoses, studded chains (well, not the chains)... it was an all-out brawl. Gary claimed victory, but personally I think it was a draw. JA can get vicious!

This is our must-have dessert of the summer, Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings. It sounds crazy, but don't knock it until you try it. Un-freakin-believably good!

Then came the fireworks. Gary was the Resident Pyro in Charge, with Maggie and JA as the runners. We had jolly good fun with $90 worth of fireworks - and the kids always love sparklers!

We love Nana and Papa!

Happy 24th of July everyone!