We woke up and bright and early and went to the Millcreek parade. We parked on Idaho Ave. A huge cannon went off. Nobody stood to salute the flag. We were shocked as well. There was an airplane flying overhead. Everyone was so so nice and kept bringing our boys candy because they were a little more timid. I think we got more candy than anyone. We saw clowns. A camel. Thomas liked the gymnasts and has been wearing gloves and doing cartwheels ever since. Then it started to pour huge raindrops and so we decided to get out of there. We still got soaked.
We headed to Kirtland. Had a yummy lunch. Went to the temple. Took a tour. It was beautiful. The green doors were my favorite part. Daniel has been reading everything about the temple that he can get his hands on since we left. There is so much history to learn. It was a really good activity to do on a Holiday where we celebrate our freedom as a country. The early latter day saints did so much for us to enjoy our religious freedoms today. I feel grateful for their sacrifices.
We then had a BBQ with our good friends the Sparhawks. We haven't seen Andrew in a long time and we really haven't ever met Rachel. They were great hosts and all of the food was so yummy. Even if our boys were hot and tired by this time, we really were having fun! We went on the hunt for fireworks and only came home with sparklers. Which was enough to scare Lewis and enough to make Thomas sad that he couldn't see a real firework show.
1 comment:
I love the boys' buzzes! They look awesome!
How fun you guys are so close to church history sites. Did you go to the David Whitmer store? The spirit is so strong there. Now if only the church could get their hands on the Kirtland temple property. That would be awesome.
We miss you guys, as always. :)
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