Happy Fourth.

Fourth of July this year was a blast. We spent a lot of time with Andrew's family and I loved it. Sunday night we were able to watch fireworks (through the branches of a tree, yes, but we could still them) that were set off from the Peoria Sports Complex. It was fun - but because of our view I did not get to try out my camera on them... which is fine. I instead was able to use my camera on Andrew's cousin and his girlfriend who was visiting for the weekend. I at first was not sure if I liked having this holiday on a Sunday, but after all, I am not so sure if I mind....

Sharlene & myself

Amanda & David .... and Andrew's truck?

Monday was the real celebration. We had a family party/barbeque at Andrew's house but it was so much fun. A few months back Andrew's cousins had thought of the idea of Zucchini Cars - yes it is exactly what it sounds like.. cars made out of Zucchinis. So what did we all do Monday? We had a Zucchini Car race complete with a legit pine wood derby track. It was a lot of fun and I think the entire family enjoyed it, even though there were only 6 cars in the race... it was a fun evening filled with family, friends, food, swimming, laughter, and of course you cannot forget the Zucchinis!

The group carving and making the famous "Zucchini Cars"