We had a ward 4th of July breakfast with a short program and good conversation with friends and food. It was hot, but we enjoyed getting our red, white, and blue on and hearing some patriotic talks and music and pledge allegiance to the flag.

Erik and Robin won the water balloon toss game. Very fun!

We went to Stanford campus to hear Jim and Nicholas Welch play the carillon bells. It was fun to listen and see lots of friends from the ward.Robin played in this fountain for a long time. It is fun to see her in pure bliss enjoying the water and the free play. She splashed me a bit and had me come in and play with her for awhile.

We came home and rested and went out to dinner. Then headed to Shoreline for fireworks and met up with the Sweats and saw other friends from the ward too.

It was nice to be out and go for a long walk together. The walking reminded us of our Europe trip. The weather has been hot, so it is still warm at night which isn’t usual. It felt great. We are so blessed to have the freedoms that we do in this country.