4th of July

Our 4th of July was a lot of fun! 

I went back to work the night before and before leaving for work began to show all of the signs and symptoms of my turn with the flu- it was inevitable. 

But, after getting home from work we got everyone up, dressed and out the door to the ward pancake breakfast and bike parade.

Peter made some of his famous pancakes - yum- and the bike parade was great (this is the only picture I got, sad) and then we served up shaved ice for everyone. 

 We headed home and changed our clothes to go to our friend's the Ostermiller's for a bbq and swimming.

We have done this for years and we love it! I always forget to take pictures.

 After that, we cleaned up and I took a very welcomed nap. I woke up to Samantha fussing.

When I picked her up she was burning up, it was her turn for the flu!

I called our nurse practitioner and she was kind enough to call in Tamiflu for both of us. 

 In the meantime, we headed to the park with some friends for a glow party (bring all the glow stick stuff you want and wait for it to get dark). It was a lot of fun and we had more shaved ice!

 Samantha threw up on the way over but was a trooper.  I left a bit early and went to pick up the medicine. I lucked out and the roads I drove along were perfect for viewing the big city fireworks display. 

It was a great holiday! I loved having it on a Friday because it felt like we had 2 Saturdays.

I am so thankful for this country and thankful for our freedoms. I pray that as a people we are always wise enough to use that freedom for good and righteous purposes.

As a bit of a follow up, Samantha did really well with the flu. She was a bit fussier here and there and did not like taking the medicine but we got it in her plus she may have been getting a bit extra from me since I am nursing her.  I had a few really rough days but seemed to be blessed to feel better when I needed to, like during church and when I had to work again on Monday. It was truly one of those times that I felt really bad for what my kids had been going through- miserable. So far Peter has not gotten it and I don't think he will.