The day finally arrived, and I was so nervous and excited at the same time. What better time to have family over for a BBQ than the 4th of July. Let me start by saying that since we have moved to Tooele we have made it a tradition to go to the parade first thing in the morning and then the park afterwards for entertainment and food. The company that I work for usually has a float in the parade and all employees and their families are invited to participate and either walk with or ride on the float. Well this year, we had a disaster and the float was ruined two days before the parade by a sudden rain storm. So instead of the kids riding on the float we all watched from the sidelines.

So, this year I decided to skip the festivities at the park so that I could get ready for family coming over. I invited my sister Shauna and her family out for a BBQ and we also had the pleasure of having Steven's daughter Alexis and her family out as well. I had a lot of things to do to get ready since I am a procrastinator and always leave things until the last minute. But I let Katelyn and Jessica and Jessica's friend Shelby go down to the park and hang out while I went to the store and started making the stuff for dinner.

We had told everyone that we would eat around 4 o'clock knowing that people run late and that we should be able to really eat about 5. It worked out great. As I mentioned my sister came out with her husband David and her kids Audrey and Brandon. Her oldest son, Nathan didn't come because he already had plans with his boyfriends family. In addition to their family, we invited Candace (Alexis' Mom) and her boyfriend Will. They came over with Alexis, Deaja and Mariah. In case you didn't know, Alexis is Steven's daughter and Deaja is her little sister. Mariah is the daughter of Will's roomate and does alot of things with them. She is a doll and such a little mother. She took care of Deaja the whole time that they were here.

We had such a good time visiting and sharing stories. I was so excited to finally get to meet Lexi and I hope that we will be able to spend more time with her in the future. I like Candace too. She is a good Mom and really works hard to take care of her girls. I look forward to many more family events with everyone.