4th of July Festivities

We had a weekend full of fun and family. We kicked it off with the pancake breakfast with our "ward family."

Then headed out to San Diego to visit all the extended Monroe family. Bruin, Capri, and Kirk had a blast going down the slide and jumping off the rocks. Hudson enjoyed watching from a safe distance.

I was so happy to introduce London to Grandma Great and to many more of her extended family. I love them all sooooooooo much!

This is right before we were leaving San Diego. The kids were exhausted and everyone of them fell asleep in the car on the drive home.

The next day we had London's blessing and I took a picture of Grandma Kratzer all dressed for the 4th. We love having her close by now.
On Monday we did more celebrating over at Grandma Heaps (my mom's home). We BBQed up some meat and relaxed in the spa. I am so grateful for the freedom we have in this country so that I can worship God and teach my children about the Savior. I'm also so grateful that I have the choice to have children and have as many as I would like. Sometimes its easy to forget all the freedoms we enjoy, so its wonderful to have this day as a reminder.