4th of July!

So I know it's a little late but my computer has been acting up again and won't let me view my own blog. However, it will let me make a new post so I decided to post about our 4th of July. It is one of my favorite holidays because it is usually warm, I love patriotic songs, I enjoy our family tradition of going to the sandy parade, having a barbecue, doing our own fireworks, and watching Sandy's big fireworks. I enjoy being with my extended family and having the feeling that everyone is united this one day to celebrate our freedom.

Our day started off with Brian, Trevor, Trenton, and Tanner running the Sandy 5K. Here is Brian coming into the finish line.

Here are the proud boys. This was Tanner's (Trenton's friend) first time running a 5K. He did very well finishing about 12th in his age group. Brian finished first in his age group, Trevor was 2nd, and Trenton beat his last 5K race time. Whahoo Boys!

Here is our cute little family. Of course we had to drag ourselves out of bed for this event so we are looking the part. In fact, when we woke Hayden up he kept screaming, "No, no, I seeping!" And when we were loading into the car he said, "My bed!". Poor kid. He enjoyed it once we were there and really enjoyed daddy's prize. He thought he should wear it.

Here are my boys at the parade. We shaved both of their heads for Lake Powell so here they are sporting their doos as well.

Hayden and Great-Grandma watching our own firework show. Hayden absolutely loves his Great-Grandma. It probably has something to do with the fact that she gives him absolutely everything, plays everything, sings to him, let's him drag her around everywhere, and most the time, she forgets she did all that and starts the whole process over again. We love our Grandma Neilson!

Happy Hayden watching the fireworks.

Presley and Amy watching the fireworks.
Presley came to represent the King family. Although she had no choice, we are very proud of her decision to join us instead of going to the Hannah Montana concert with the rest of her family.Presley is the cutest little baby girl ever. I just love her big, bright, blue eyes. She was very amused by the fireworks. She wasn't sure whether she should watch our's or the neighbor's.Here is Hayden and his Papa at the big firework show. Despite my efforts to get him to sit next to me, he preferred his Grandpa of course!

My handsome hubby enjoying the firework show.

I made it into the pictures. Yes! No, really I don't mind that I don't have a billion pictures of myself, but it is nice to make it into a few so people know I was actually in existence.
Hayden and Papa again.Hayden and his mommy enjoying some "short lived" time together at the fireworks before he had to go sit by Papa again.