Fourth of July

This year for the fourth of July, we went to the Kaysville parade. Some of our nieces were dancing right after, so we went there. You would not believe the amount of whining and complaining we got for breaking our tradition two years in a row. The Kaysville parade really is better- but is too long, and it's not "tradition." We also usually go to the fireman's barbecue afterwards, and went to Ben and Natalie's for a barbecue instead. (More whining and complaining.) Then we always go to the ampitheater and listen to the symphony and watch the fireworks. We always sit in the same place even. (Tradition!) Well, Lyndia's foot wasn't doing too well, and she asked if we could just buy a bunch of fireworks and do them at Ben and Natalie's instead. We did, and holy cow- more tears, whining and complaining! We ended up taking them all home early and putting them to bed by 10. Seriously- I don't know if we will ever break tradition again. It's just not worth hearing about it. I know we will continue to hear about the injustice for the whole next year- and probably longer than that. So all in all- not the best 4th of July we've ever had. :)