The Weekend

So, even though this weekend SHOULD have been full of patriotic events, it wasn't. Regardless, it was a nice relaxing weekend with the families.

Friday Allen and I made a quick trip to Ikea and bought 2 new lamps for our living room, as well as a couple of shelves to install in our bathroom. Apparently I have alot of products and they clutter the counter. SO, we bought shelves to keep the counter space clear and free. They make the bathroom seem so much more organized. I'm glad we bought them. And the lamps we bought are quite a bit smaller than the huge lamps we originally had. They produce the same amount of light, and yet make the room feel just a little bigger since they aren't quite as large as the others. We also turned our whole living room around. I guess we were ready for a tiny change. But it makes a huge difference. :)

As for Saturday, the beloved 4th of July...I slept in, Allen went to work with a friend of ours, I cleaned our house, did laundry, and then eventually got myself ready to go for the day. When Allen got home, we went to my folks' house and prepared food for the BBQ. We had DELICOUS steaks...mmmm mmmm

After stuffing ourselves with all sorts of delicous things, we proceeded on to our neighbor's backyard to see the Pleasant Grove fireworks. It was fun for everyone...except our family dog, Max. He HATED it. He was barking and racing back n' forth, back n' forth.

Then it was on to our own private fireworks show. We all had fun with the sparklers, especially my brother, Ryan(16), who thought it would be hysterical to hold sparklers in each hand, running down the street waving them wildly and screaming like a crazy person....He was right...It was HYSTERICAL!!! He got all the neighbors up and down the street doubled over laughing. That was probably the highlight of the evening. :) All in all, it was a mild, but very fun 4th of July.

Sunday we spent at the Engebretsen's home for dinner with the whole family. It was great to see everyone and sit and visit.

It was a good 3 day weekend. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your families!