Flags for the Fourth

Happy 4th of July!  We started today bright and early by putting flags on our street.  As a fund raiser for the youth people can buy flags to have on their yard during patriotic holidays.  I know a lot of wards do this.  We have never been asked to help with the flags before, so I was kind of excited.  More excited than the kids were.  We were assigned our street, that was great!  We had 20 flags to put up.  Mike let the kids ride in the back of the car with their legs hanging out.  Preston LOVED that!

Jorja, Stockton, Preston, Maysen

 Stockton, Preston & Mike at our house

 Preston & Mike

 Jorja, Stockton, Preston, Mike

 Jorja, Stockton

 Preston & Mike

Looks like Maysen dodged the camera, but she put plenty of flags in herself.  This afternoon we went to Mike's friend Nate's housewarming party.  It's actually Mike's boss.  Well, actually Mike's boss's boss.  Try to keep that straight!  Anyway, the kids had a great time playing Mario Party 8 (I think) and playing on this giant slide.  The slide had water going down it and the kids stayed on it for hours!

Preston

 Stockton & Jorja

Common sense was not always used.  We got home around 8:00.  Our plan was to watch fireworks from our pool.  That was fun a few years ago.  This year it didn't work out as well.  We couldn't see much.  That's okay.  It's nice not worrying about them landing in our yard and burning up our trees!  Preston really wanted to see the fireworks.  I guess he hasn't really experienced them like the other kids.  One of the disadvantages of being the youngest.  Oh well, he has plenty of perks!