4th of July

On the 4th of July, we invited a few people over to the house for some potluck food and fireworks. We actually had about 80 people come by-our friends supplied a few bouncing houses and we set up a badminton court on the back lawn and cleared cars away from the outdoor basketball hoop and fired up the grill!

Even more impressive was the fact that no one was seriously injured by either the fireworks or subsequent lightning storm.

Family

They say you can't choose your family-but, if I had to, I would.

Ben's Baptism

Ben was baptized by his older brother, Jake (who also doubles as Ben's idol) and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his Dad, Wayne.

Right after being baptized, while still in the font of water, Ben looked up at Jake and said, "This is the happiest day of my life."

Few things have ever made me happier.