Saturday, July 5, 2008

What a Celebration

The community of Austin Minnesota really comes together for the 4th of July considering we are a small town of 22,000+. For three days we have had many activities for all type of interests. Besides Kristi and Karl's family being here we also had several of David's family too - everyone enjoys a celebration and along with Independence Day it was also Cenneidigh's 8th birthday. I took hundreds of pictures of the activities on the 3rd which concluded with the Austin Community Band and fireworks. Then on the 4th with a parade, a Ward picnic and Cenneidigh's birthday party in our old front yard (Lisa and David bought our house when we went on our first mission to Romania and they put on a great party) and finally ending with the Austin Symphony performing prior to the fireworks. Sorry for so many fireworks photos, but they lasted so long and were fantastic - the photos really don't do them justice. Kylie, Elle and Cordie enjoyed two weeks with their cousins, aunts, uncles and grandma and grandpa and really didn't want to go home, but I think Kristi and Karl were ready to leave this afternoon after spending the week with all of us. It was great fun to have so much family together for so long and Steven and Micah provided the space for all of them to be together this week.

3 comments:

Heather said...

You took a couple of really good pictures of the fireworks. I wish we could have gone to a good firework show for the fourth. we just sat on our neighbors driveway and watched the high school and grantsville fireworks from a distance. they were ok.

H. Wimmer said...

The year you guys come home Doug and I will come out for the 4th of July because there is nothing like the 4th of July in Austin!!!

TStevens said...

I do like the Firework shots. I cannot believe it never occurred to me to take any myself.