{party in the u.s.a}

last week was full of events and celebrations....

starting with eclipse.
look, you all know i'm a fan....and dramatic about it.
if you cant have a little vampire/werewolf love in your life, then i feel sorry for you.
that being said, and knowing the movies will never be as good as the books,
this was my favorite movie of the three!
and r.pattz brought his A-game to this one ;)

the drama would not be nearly as fun without these ladies.
(so happy we scored assigned-seating tickets this time around)

{sorry its blurry}

after the show, we went down to Thanksgiving Point, where my mom works,

to see her display of eclipse. she did such a good job, their stuff was so cute.

(the sisters, the mom, and the aunts)

gotta love it 

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some last-minute decisions kept us in Logan for friday night (the 2nd) and we were pleasantly surprised to find that Logan actually goes above and beyond for the 4th of July. Yes, i've been up here 6 years and never knew they did this.

The (mini) "Stadium of Fire"... logan style

the entertainment was no Carrie Underwood....

but they were pretty good. and we had a fun night, just the two of us.

the 3rd, we drove down to Bountiful (haven't missed a year yet!) for their festivities, and to celebrate alot of Nelson birthdays.

 (my sister Lindsay, and her family. Including my newest little nephew, Haws)

(my sister brynne and her family)

and then there are is us. who don't know how to take a decent picture......

{most of my family}

and then for the 4th, we went up to hang out with the Staples at their (fairly new) cabin they just built.

it's sooo pretty up there, wish i would have taken more pictures.

and the 5th was my dad's birthday...

happy birthday D-

the 4th of july is honestly one of my favorite holidays, we were so proud to celebrate it.
On this holiday, and always, our thoughts and prayers are for those who have died fighting for our country, and for those who continue to fight... and also for their sweet families.  so proud to be an american!