Thursday, July 14, 2011

Happy Birthday America!

God bless America - land that I love!
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above.


From the mountains, to the prairies
To the oceans, wide with hope.

God bless America, my home sweet home.
God bless America, my home sweet home.

On the 4th of July, we drove up American Fork Canyon. It was a gorgeous day and everything was so green. I loved the tree-lined road with the trees as a canopy over them. We stopped at Tibble Fork Reservoir and got out to hike around and take some pictures. We loved it! So beautiful. Some cooperated more than others for pictures - what is a photographer to do?!

These two are always so photogenic and very cooperative with me.

After 8 months of marriage, these two "newlyweds" still look very much in love, no?! They're pretty much inseparable.

Pretty girls on the hillside.

Great looking group shot! Love the backdrop.

Grandma and Kaitlin perfectly coordinated for the 4th and looked good doing it.

After 50+ years of marriage , these two sweethearts are still very much in love! They are also pretty much inseparable.

These two siblings do not look like they even like each other very much, but I assure you they do! Always hamming it up for the camera.

Loved this family of ducks on the water. Lots of people fishing, and others in boats, rafts and canoes. We want to come back with our smaller rubber raft and get in.

Couldn't get very many to actually look at me, but they're enjoying their time on the bridge.

I wanted a nice shot of the three kids. Two are always very accommodating - can you guess which one rarely is? He delights in acting up when the camera is around.

We had red, white and blue pancakes for breakfast. Delicious! I didn't get a picture, but they were red velvet and regular pancakes stacked, with blueberries on top. They were a hit. As is tradition, we made homemade root beer. It lasts all day, and a favorite at the end of the evening to eat what's left as a slushie. We even made root beer floats later in the afternoon. We also had fruit pizza for lunch, which I intended to be red, white and blue, but had peaches that needed to be used up!

Even my rose bush outdid itself for the 4th. Look at all that color.

Kennedy in her cute holiday shirt.


The 4th of July is a favorite holiday and we enjoy spending it with family. We're always sad to see them go. We enjoyed some great fireworks in the neighborhood when it got dark, and also got to see some of the ones at Thanksgiving Point.

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