Happy 4th of July!

The 4th of July is Ben's favorite holiday. He gets so excited about celebrating America. However he was a little sad that we do not own a boat and therefore could not spend Saturday morning at the lake. Those who grew up doing that I'm sure can empathize with him. Instead we did other really fun things that Ben, Troy and I enjoyed. First was a ward breakfast which was very tasty with pancakes, eggs, sausage, and bacon. They even had orange juice, yum.

Following breakfast was the parade. Troy's first parade. One great thing about a parade in Provo, UT is that there will be at least a handful of floats focused on missionary work, ancestory or geneology, pioneers, and even an LDS stake. I also loved the random people or animals such as the Llama fest and acrobatic females on a horse. I must say my favorite though were the floats focused on the army, navy, marines, and other men/women serving our country (even though one of the cannons kept scaring the daylights out of me). I am so incredibly grateful for our freedom. I have no fear whatsoever of praying or going to church. Thank you men and women who are serving the people of this great country!

After the parade we hurried and made pasta salad for the TWO lunches we were going to. My Uncle Brad and Aunt Debbie were serving as mission presidents in Spain and got home on the 3rd I think, so we were celebrating their homecoming! It was so fun seeing all of my Farnsworth relatives. The second lunch was held at the Andersen posterity park. I had not seen a couple of my cousins for so long that I could not believe how big they were! Aaron and Logan especially! Last time I remember being with them was in an Arbys and laughing so hard my mouth hurt afterwards. Devin rounded up a game of ultimate frisbee and the boys played for like 3 hours. I played a little bit but Troy needs to be fed! It was a good thing though because then I got to talk to some of the girl cousins I have so much fun talking to. It is the best having such a ginourmous family. There are a quit a few cousins around my age that are so fun!

That evening we went to our friends, the Kitchens, to celebrate Ashley's birthday and watch the fireworks done by the Stadium of Fire. Our friends are the greatest and the fireworks were spectacular (other than the fact that we thought they were over and they weren't.) I wish I could post some pictures right now but I can't find the camera!! You will just have to wait to see the Llamas.