Happy Independence Day! :)

The 4th has always been one of my favorite holidays. To me, it is a day to reflect on the Lord's hand in one of our greatest blessings- our country. This year was NO exception:) We went to the Parade in Provo... Parade: slightly lame, but hanging with family was GREAT:) After the parade, we headed back to Diana and Kip's house to have a BBQ. I seems like it's been a while since we've had so much family at a gathering. The one person missing though was Emily. She decided to dance in the Stadium of Fire for the second year in a row with some friends. (We got tickets through her studio and through intense mouse-clicking in the 8 minutes that they sold out:) So that night, we headed off to Stadium of Fire. We got there and it was a little debatable- freedom pageant or Hannah Montana concert. It was a great show. Some of our favorites were the Dancers (obviously) and the Blue Man Group. Of course, the high-pitched screams were LOUD reminders that thousands of little girls were really there for Miley Cyrus. Emily actually had a chance to meet her, and talk with her for about three minutes. Out of all of the things they could have talked about, they chose to discuss Dippin' Dots.... She still says somebody snapped a picture, so I'm waiting for that, and then I will definitely post it. Not to mention, the fireworks were ABSOLUTELY SPARKLING! I can't wait for the 4th next year:)