4th of July

We blessed Parker on the 4th of July...Scott was also confirmed on July 4th, both of us went through the temple for the 1st time on St. Patrick's Day, and we were married on April Fool's Day...we like holiday's (not that April Fool's day is really a holiday I guess). Parker was so cute, he didn't cry, just looked around. We blessed Parker in the same outfit Spencer used. However, it drowned Spencer and was a little short on Parker. The whole family got together for a big dinner, and fireworks. Unfortunately Scott had to go up to Cascade, to sheet rock the living quarters of the Cascade Fire Department. So he wasn't there, but Lindsey's husband Nate was there. Nate works graveyard, and starts Sunday night, so we usually don't see him Sunday evenings because he is sleeping. But he had that day off because of the 4th.This is my favorite cake. It is a lot like "fruit pizza" as a lot of people call it...but instead of just whipped cream on top, its a cream cheese/cheesecake mixture.They are all ready for fireworks.We can see the Boise fireworks from our driveway. We live in a part of Boise called "the bench", it is up a hill, overlooking downtown. Our street comes to a "T", and at the "T" you look directly at our church. The fireworks, which are done at a park downtown, look like they are coming up over the church...perfect view.Spencer loved the sparklers. He also loves Harry Potter, we told him that the sparkler was his magic wand:) So he kept making the motion of casting a spell:)The sparklers were about the only thing he liked. Spence doesn't like loud noises...wonder where he gets that from??...the little fireworks that we set off in the driveway while we waited for the big fireworks didn't thrill him. After about 20 minutes he was so upset, and just bawled to go inside. It took everything I had to coax him into staying outside to watch the big fireworks. Those he loved, they were far enough away that they weren't loud.