4th of July..........

This will be a 4th of July we won't forget. We went to spend sometime with Layne's family up in West Yellowstone, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday we traveled up and stopped along the way here and there with the kids to break up the drive. We stopped at a little go-cart, mini-golf place to stretch our legs. Layne was feeling pretty bad. Super dizzy and very nauseated, bad combination. So long story short, an instacare visit, an ER visit and a hotel stay later, we drove home Sunday. Layne  basically lost his balance center in his left ear from a virus and has to have physical therapy to gain it back. Recovery time 6-8 weeks. He is miserable and I've never seen him sick like this. I'm just glad to be home so he can rest.

Monday, 4th of July, we left Layne home and I took the kids to my parents to hang out. We had a craft day, played outside,ate and waited for fireworks to start in the park. We missed dad. It stinks when he's not able to participate and have fun with us. He makes things fun and is usually the life of the party.

          Sun catchers, a wood block flag, and fabric flip flops

 

 We tried to take pictures of the kids together but you know how that goes........lower your expectations people.......one's always grumpy or not looking at the camera. Someone has their eyes closed or making a silly face. Julia is the only one, only one......who can put on a smile every time!

 We headed over to the park in Alpine for the "big" show. These are the rich people who spend tons of money on the real deal fireworks and set them off. Free of charge! You just have to sit back and enjoy. But you have to watch out for all the idiots who light off the little fireworks 20 feet away and zip right by your head and almost hit you in the eye. Way to close! But there are some many groups putting on their "shows" you just don't know where to look. It was so fun and just as good as any firework show you pay for! The kids loved it and it was fun to be with family and celebrate America!!