Independence Day

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Third blog post today! I had a lot to catch up on. This 4th of July was an unusual one, because, sadly, Kory was very sick with viral pharyngitis. Think strep throat, but with a virus rather than bacteria, so there's no medicine to help it get better. He was in bed all day long. The kids and I went ahead with our plans, since it seemed the best thing we could do was let him rest.

We drove to Rupert to attend their great parade. We met the Lloyds, who were visiting from Colorado. Fortunately, we had a break from the 100+ degree temps we'd had all week; the kids enjoyed the parade and got lots of candy. 
Chillin' in the shade!

Back home, we spent the day hanging out, BBQing, and playing UNO. June helped me cut out the fabric for Sara's baptism dress! In the evening we walked down to the CSI campus and had front-row seats for the fireworks show. It was about 22 minutes long, and pretty impressive.


It was a nice day, and we were definitely grateful to have the Lloyds with us. Next year will be twice as much fun with Kory healthy!
Here they are, waiting for the fireworks to start. I think this might be our new annual photo site! 







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Unknown said…
Im so glad you recorded that day!! We had so much fun spending the day with you!! Love you all!! G & G Lloyd
July 25, 2013 at 7:19 PM
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