Family Cookout

Henry (John's brother) and his wife Alana decided to host a family cookout while we are home. We had a great time spending time with the family. We had some awesome burgers and hot dogs and then a fun after dinner football game. It was so good to spend some quality time with everyone.

Jay and Ethan

Henry grilling the burgers.

Kayleigh learning to play her first game of football.

Zeb decided to sit on the sidelines and play with his favorite cars "Mater" and "McQueen".

The women of the family, who spent most of our time around the snack table talking.

Happy 4th of July!!!

We had a wonderful Fourth of July! We spent the afternoon and evening with John's family for a good old fashioned American cookout. The kids played outside with some "snappers". Those are the things that you throw on the ground and they make a really loud popping noise. I used to play with them a lot when I was little. Once it was dark, Jay, my brother-in-law, taped all his fireworks to one box and rigged them together to make one big fireworks show. It was quite impressive especially at the end when the box caught on fire! We had to get the water hose to put it out. It was a great day and I was glad to be in America for once to celebrate!

Kayleigh's reaction after throwing her first "snapper".

This pink guitar plays music when you push a button. Kayleigh put on a concert for us while we waited for the fireworks to start.