Happy 4th of July From My Family To Yours!

In the rush of things, I haven't been able to give a proper account of my 4th of July weekend and following. I can't think of a better way to do so than by showing what happened, rather than just talking all about it. So enjoy the pictures with slight narration :)

I went home as soon as we got back from camp, and had an amazing weekend with my family! We didn't do a whole lot, but I think that was my favorite part about it.

[Mall fun. Love my crazy family!]

[This is what happens if you give us a full bowl of fruit. Silly faces and an empty bowl will result in about eight minutes!]

[the makings of ice cream! Excitement hangs in the air!]

[We made homemade ice cream for the first time in Brady's life, and he loved it so much that he couldn't smile or pose for a picture until the bowl of ice cream was gone :) goofball! But it was delicious! Next time we're going to make mint chocolate chip ice cream! yum]

[Mom was super excited too! :) ]

[Some of the great treats we made! Strawberry Shortcake, homemade rolls, and ice cream]

[Celebrating the 4th with the Hamiltons! What a blessing to have such great friends!]



Highlights of the weekend includes:
*Going to the mall with the brothers, Mom and Amy
*Seeing Knight and Day with the family for the second time
*Decorating the non-strawberry cake like an American flag with my brothers and ending up eating two cartons of blueberries and strawberries!
*Celebrating with my family and the Hamiltons
*Catching up with different friends at church on Sunday
*Having Starbucks with Kelly
*Sonic Blast run and catch up with my youth pastor, Chris
*Getting to watch the world wake up and a gorgeous sunrise as I drove back Tuesday at 5:40 a.m. for staff meeting

[It was taken while I was stopped, I promise Mom!]

Since I've been back, highlights have been:

*Getting to make dinner with Nate for Sarah, Caleb, and Emma! We made Chicken Parmesan and Peppermint Pie! So great! The same night Nate and I went to a game night get together with our college Sunday school class and then to see the A-Team with some people! All was insanely fun!
*Seeing Spain win the World Cup Sunday! We had a viewing party in the student center at OBU and about 30 people were packed in there rooting for the two teams. So fun!
*The back to school isle is back at Walmart!
*I had a nice little conversation with some ducks at the Lake when Leasha, Sean, Nate and I hung out. We then went to see Knight and Day! Amazing. I highly recommend both the lake and the movie :)
And the rest can be read in my last two posts about Sunday and Monday night :)