The 24th of July

This 24th of July was a special one as Jeff, Em and the boys were here with us. They usually are here for the 4th but since they were also here in April for Andrea's wedding they decided to come a little later so we could all go to Bear Lake and fun things like that. It also worked out really well for us too since we spent the 4th of July in Montana. We started out the day at Ken and Lynnette's where they had set up a very awesome slip and slide, a ping pong table, 2 small swimming pools and lots of chairs to relax in. We had a blast playing on the slip and slide for hours!! Oh and I say we not just the kids because pretty much everyone got involved at some point, Kris even went in her clothes!! I'm not sure who's idea it was to bring the balloon launcher into the equation but it sure was cool. You will be able to see what I mean from the pictures below. Even after we implemented "catchers" most of us still ended up soapy, muddy and bruised, what could be more fun?! Several of the big "kids" also enjoyed the little pools with Jordyn and Ashley so all in all the water was a huge success all around! Thanks to Ken and Nett for the yard and the fun and I'm glad your lawn recovered hehe. During all this fun we did squeeze lunch in too, where there is a Minson family gathering food will always be found!! It's like a rule or something. After all the afternoon fun we went home for nap time so I can't attest to what everyone else did but after nap time we all met back up at my Grandma and Grandpa's for a BBQ and some games before fireworks. It was lots of fun and the only bummer was that Brian had to go into work for a couple of hours but he was able to eat and see fireworks (which were awesome!) so it worked out in the end. What can I say it was another super fun day with the family!! I apologize in advance if I missed anyone in the pictures I tried my best to get everyone!! Let me know if you want copies or you can check out more photos on my facebook page!!



Jordyn was having a fabulous time going around squirting everyone

Brian

Josh

Gage

Andrea

Kenzie

Jared

Cole

Jake

Danny

Spence

Neal

Emma

Les

Kelsie

Kris - see she even went in clothes!

Lainie

My dad - see what I meant about the mud *lol*

Craig trying a little skiing

Me - and yes I was screaming...

My mom

Andrew

David

Megan