The Fourth

We had such a great Independence Day weekend, practically perfect in my opinion!  We started an early celebration on July 3rd at the Canyons Resort in Park City.  One of our good friends sings in a band called the Soulistics who were performing, so our main purpose was to go and support her.  We invited my parents to come along and we had such a fun time.  Before the concert we went out to eat at Cafe Rio.  Then for my favorite part of the evening, taking the gondola up from the parking lot to the resort.  It was exhilarating. We then walked around and observed the activities and got some ice cream.  Afterwards, it was time for the concert!  The Soulistics put on such a fun show.  They had a lot of people dancing up front.  We slipped out at the end of the concert to beat the traffic and watched the fireworks from the parking. This turned out quite well, since I think we had a better view there then the people up at the resort, plus we got out of there quickly.

My parents on the gondola!

It's hard to be photogenic when being swept up the mountain, but we tried.

Our destination

Waiting for the concert to begin.

Me and my honey.

Singing some good ol' soul music, so great!

Oooooo, ahhhh

Part of the grand finale!

On the actual 4th of July, we slept in, because that is my favorite way to celebrate holidays.  Then we went down to the Art Festival in Sugar House.  It was more of a collection of random booths than an actual art festival.  However, our purpose was to enjoy waffles from our neighborhood friend's waffle truck.  They were delicious, so delicious that I didn't have time to take a picture before I consumed mine.

Danny by the sign to prove that we were there.

The only picture Danny and I got together on the 4th.  We were trying to
get a pic by the waffle truck, but we ended up just covering it up in the
photo with our heads. Oh well.

We then headed to my parents' house for a little family BBQ.  Danny's sister, Sarah, joined us for the fun.  I hope she enjoyed being adopted into my family clan for the evening.

Sarah and I were in charge of decorating the cookies.

While Danny and my Dad were jamming on guitars, Sarah and I went on a little walk down by the lake.

Sarah looking off yonder.

Sis-in-law pic!!

I just thought this was pretty.

My sister, Noelle, showed up wearing the exact same shirt as me.  This
wasn't planned, but we both thought it was hilarious.  Here we are trying
 to look presentable.

Here we are in our natural state.

Baby Boy was matchy matchy with us too!!

Danny, Sarah and I watched the fireworks on our way home.  We pulled over and saw one of the local shows.  As we waited, we  could see the fireworks going off all over the valley.  It was rather magical.