Happy 4th of July!!

Whew! We have been all over the place this last week for the 4th of July weekend! To prepare for the holiday, Ty and I spent the day in the kitchen making lots of goodies. We made some special red 4th of July cupcaks and some "Sparklers" (we dipped big pretzels in white chocolate and then sprinkled them with red and white sprinkles- for a "sparkling" effect). Ty is my biggest helper in the kitchen, and his favorite job is "Taste Tester". For the actual 4th, we went down to Salt Lake City to spend a few days with the Henriksen clan. We spent the day playing, and then went swimming to help cool off! Ty loves the water and cried when it was time to leave. Then we went down to the Cottonwood Club (the place that Shaun and I had our wedding reception) for fireworks on the golf course. My whole family comes out for this and we take up half of a hill! But it's so much fun! I love getting a chance to talk to everybody (Thanks again for the forced invite Gary and Roz!). Ty and his Aunt Missy ran around together and she even kifed a balloon for him. He spent the rest of the time running around with his cousin Daniel and his Aunt Nat and Uncle Dave. It was hard to tell who was more worn out! When it came time for the actual fireworks, Ty was so tired that he tried to fall asleep- but once he realized what the fireworks actually were- he kept one eye open and the rest of his face buried in grandma's shirt. I guess we'll have to try them again next year! Ty was so tired by the end of the night- that it was all he could do to keep his eyes open on the car ride home.