Such a Blast!

Every fourth of JULY we have had a tradition of the

"Slip and Slide" And this year was no exception!

In the past we usually did it in my parents front yard

but this year my dad pulled out all the stops.

His neighbor is a vinyl sign maker and had these TWO

huge billboard signs that we made a slip and slide out of!

It was so much fun, and everyone had a blast. We

ran it down this hill out by my parents house and

everyone that drove by stopped to watch. Partly

because they were probably trying to read the signs

we were slidding on, and the other part was probably

because it was a HUGE slide!

We had guy races, and Girl races, and races to reach the

end. Kid races, and plain old just make it to the bottom races!

Ali was a little nervous at first, but after one run

it was all we could do to slow her down!

My mom and dad are so much fun to be with

they of course raced, and my dad nailed her in the

back! That is all we need a back injury-right mom!!

The "Sisters" race ! I don't need to mention who won

the first run!! Britto was dang close though- my only

real competition!! Except the one run where Camille

tried to cheat and ended up ALL ALONE- so sorry

Camille!! Cheaters never win- "Brown Rules"

I think Alis' second favorite part was lathering herself

up with soap. It made her go "FASTER"!!!

I love her serious game face- she is thinking

How can i possibly go faster???

My little fam- even Cam liked it -- A little!


Ali tried a few different ways to slide,
but i think her knees were her favorite.

Everyone ended up wet, and smileing!!

Even Jamison who was launched down the

slide multiple times, and plunged face first

through the pile of water at the bottom- thanks

to his good old dad - Steve!!

As for my little man, He ended up dozing off

under the umbrella and enjoyed the quiet!

Here is is waking up after a much needed naP.

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After the Slip and Slide we headed back to my house

for some BBQ!! We told anyone who wanted to come to

come enjoy our front row seats to the

Thanksgiving Point fireworks show-

Uncle Al who had just returned home from his mission

in Germany two days earlier- enjoying all the kids!!

He hadn't even met Cam yet!!

Some family, friends, and neighbors joined us for some

fireworks and fun!

Little Taylor Bramhall swirling his sparkler!
I loved how my camera was capturing the movement.

Bud and Camille- almost married!!
They were writing their names, can you tell??

That is Ali, making an O!!

We had such a fun fouth and all the credit go

to my mom and dad who always plan such

fun stuff!! We love you!