The Pierce Family: Fourth of July

Monday, July 30, 2012

Fourth of July

We celebrated the 4th of July twice. Once by watching the City of Burley's firework show and another time, a few days later, at my parent's house. My parents missed celebrating the 4th of July because they were at a leadership training at Philmont Boys Scout Camp in New Mexico. When I was growing up, my dad hated buying us fireworks. I often remember him saying, "Buying fireworks is like burning money." Now he has changed his opinion of them. I think the show at my parents house beat the City's show.

Kinsley's favorite things were the sparklers. I bet she went through two boxes all by herself.

They even had "Big kid sparklers" that exploded in the air.

Aila wasn't a big fan of the fireworks. She thought they were sheer torture.

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Sister Marjorie Hinckley

“I don’t want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenk’s lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor’s children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone’s garden. I want to be there with children’s sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived.”