4th of July

This year, my parents were going to be out of town, so for the first time in (ever), we needed to make our own Independence Day plans.  Very last minute we decided to have a little BBQ at our home.  With some friends.

 Mormon friends!  Ha! So that means lots of kids.  And sparklers lit by a blow torch.  You know.

 We thought, shoot, these kids are so cute.  We need a photograph.  Except, when us moms had them all seated, with our cameras ready, their dads had begun a pyrotechnic endeavor in the street...

Fireworks always win.  And all of the pictures look like this.  

Which in the end, was kind of perfect.  It was a happy 4th of July.