4th of July, Park City Style!

The Andersons love the fourth of July for so many reasons - it's in the middle of summer, barbeque is a staple for the weekend, who doesn't love a parade?, and we love spending time with our friends! This year, we went to the Bosts for a July 3rd barbeque, and then all of our friends joined us in our yard for The Canyons fireworks. It feels like a front row seat! For the 4th, Rob and I decided to ride our bikes up to Main Street for the parade. Sawyer kicked back in his trailer seat while his daddy did all the work. We left our house later than we had planned so our leisurely ride turned into a bike sprint in order to make it for the start of the parade. For those of you who don't know, Main Street is between three and four miles UP the mountain from where we live. Needless to say, we were both soaked in sweat by the time we met up with everyone. We enjoyed the parade with all of our friends - it's more fun now that the kids enjoy it as well. There was a float with real snow (the guys went to the top of one of the mountains and brought down the snow) and a snowman, and there was a donkey - random, I know. We saw the donkey on our way down to the park and Sawyer kept calling it a dog. Pretty much anything with four legs is a dog right now. Sawyer loved the parade except for the moment when the fire truck sounded its horn right in front of us. Several of the boys cried after that. After the parade, we rode to City Park and had a picnic while we watched the rugby game. We rode our bikes home and all crashed - Sawyer crashed before we made it home. That evening, we went to Silver Star for a barbeque and fireworks at Park City Mountain Resort. Again, all the kids had a blast, and it was good to spend so much time with the whole gang. It was a great weekend.
America...home of the free, liberty, hot dogs, apple pie, gas guzzling SUVs, and American flags that were made in China! Oh, America!