Happy 4th of July! 2009

One year ago on the 4th, Brett's parents came home from their 3 year mission. It has been so great to have them back with us. I feel like this year flew by, but I am grateful for them, for their example, and how they are constantly willing to help our little family. I don't think Isaac could imagine life without them anymore, he adores them both too much!

We celebrated the 4th with Nancy, LaMonte, Emilee, Rob and their kids. We had a yummy BBQ and finished with some fireworks. Isaac liked the fireworks last year and he's enjoyed his "snaps" so I figured he would be pretty excited to see them again.

He never got overly excited... he pretty much stared at them this year, until...

Rob lit the "bees.'" This is one of their kids favorite fireworks. It's a high pitched, screeching sound that apparently didn't settle well with Isaac. He immediately covered his ears every time they would light one. He wouldn't take his hands down when then firework looked like it was dying down. He would slowly move his hands outward and take a quick listen to see what he could hear. It really was quite funny to watch his reaction this year!

When it got a bit later, Brett and I took Isaac over to Thanksgiving Point and met up with my sister, Rachel, her husband, and son. We watched the fireworks, but at the point I think Isaac was getting a little sleepy. He stared at them and was happy with some of the colors, but he closed his little eyes the second we put him in the car. 

Today he saw another box of fireworks at my moms house that they are planning on lighting off on the 24th and surprisingly, he was very excited about them, so hopefully he will enjoy them more the 2nd time around!