Family+Friends+Food+Fireworks=Fun!

I've been delayed in posting our fun times on the 4th, we've had the flu in our house for over a week now... everyone got it, it's been very tiring. I actually cried last night from aches, and feeling frustrated with being sick. I'm so thankful that "this too shall pass", I can't imagine having a serious sickness or chronic pain, I feel blessed for just having the flu:)


(cute picts of me and my girls before going to Hermiston:)

The last few years we've gone to Hermiston, OR for their fireworks show at the fairgrounds. Our friends Beau & Hollie Putnam moved from Richland to Hermiston a few years ago... it's the one time a year that we for sure get together:)

The day began by going to The Hermiston Family Aquatic Center (my brother, and sisters, and their families went), then we had a BBQ at Beau & Hollie's (all of my siblings, my parents, some of Hollie's family, and Luke's parents and sister Tessa were there too), after we were stuffed, we went to the fairgrounds for the fireworks show... I was so into the fireworks this year that I didn't take any pictures... I even missed the atomic explosion at the end... man you could feel the heat:) Thanks to the Putnams for the memories, we'll see ya next year:) (If you're interested in seeing pictures, my sister took great pictures and a video, thanks Leslie:) http://www.thegosfam.blogspot.com

--My uncle Jack died 7 years ago, we send him a balloon on his birthday, July 4th. We also send a balloon to Grandma Manis who passed away 2 years ago, and now to Grandma T. who passed away in March.