it's miller time.: Our 1st 4th

This was our first 4th of July in Florida! It was very different from Provo's Freedom Festival. We still had a great time. We managed to drag it out for a few days! One thing I love about Naples, is we can do fireworks! Growing up in California we could always do them, but now it's a no go in Orange County. Luckily we have been able to do fireworks the whole time the girls have been growing up. Fireworks in front of the Suman's house is one of my favorite memories of being a kid. This year we made some new memories with our friends.

On Saturday the 2nd we had a fun get together. Janey and Jason Preece are our party planners. Without them, I'd be a total dud. They organized this weenie roast and firework show for a bunch of good friends. We had lots of fun playing, eating, talking, setting off fireworks and being eaten by the summer mosquitos.

Then Sunday night we had a few friends come over for some cookies and we did some more fireworks in our street. Delilah did her infamous ear plugging the whole time.

Monday morning we picked Gerrit up from the hospital and drove to downtown Naples for the parade. If Gerrit thought he hated parades before, I can't imagine how he feels now. Provo puts this place to serious shame. It was pretty hot and it was basically a whole bunch of vehicles throwing candy. At least Gerrit got a break from studying!

For the life of me I can not get a picture of everyone looking and smiling at the camera. So this is the best of the worst. I made Chloë and Delilah's dresses this year. They loved them.

As if we hadn't done enough for Independence Day we decided to head to the beach. We played on the sand for a few hours with friends before the city shot the fireworks off from the pier. We had so much fun.