It's Already July . . . .

Here is it the first week of July . . . Micah and I had a great 4th of July.

Well, if you ask Micah spending the 4th of July painting our bedroom was not that great. However, the next morning when he woke up he dd comment that it was a nice thing to wake up to.

Earlier that morning the neighborhood started the first 4th of July - Annual Breakfast. Several of the neighbors got together to start the morning with a nice potluck breakfast. While the kids were enjoying the morning the adults sat around around chatting.

The afternoon was suppose to be around 102, but it ended up being in the mid-90's with hot breeze. I figured if it was going to be so hot Micah and my time would be better spent inside painting our bedroom. After all, I have had the paint for nearly a year and a half. It took us about 5 hours to finish the project; more like that was the only time Micah was going to give me before he was done! I still need to paint the doors and the trim along the baseboards, ceiling and door ways.

Later that evening around 9:30 we ventured outside with Micah's friend Nick and his wife, Candi for the neighborhood firework display. For those of that you recall . . Micah is slowly working his way through the fireworks he brought home from his Mission in 2001!

The following afternoon Micah and I enjoyed the quite time in the neighborhood. Micah went outside to work on his latest project in the garage - while I was inside with the air conditioning. Later that evening we joined several of the neighbors for a summer get together. After eating dinner we played a game Boys vs. Girls - the object? To throw six sticks and knock over the five large pegs something like 20 feet away standing in the grass.

We ended the night with the first neighborhood fire of the season. This went on until 12:30 the next morning. There is something about sitting among friends in a simple setting, talking about ideas, events, movies or just listening to the silences of the night. It is times like that that Micah and I miss our friends and family back home in California, but are soooo grateful for the neighborhood and friends we have gained here in Utah.

Just in case your wondering, the photos are from our yard. Micah and I thought it would be a great expermient to plant seeds this year rather then spending $100's of dollars on flowers at the Home Depot.

So along the back yard and the back of the house I planted several types of sunflowers, zinnia, cosmos, and wildflowers.

It is a nice surprise each day to see what has come to life.