Reunion and the 4th

The kids were so excited to pick up their daddy!
Violet and Riley decorated a sign for him...



Then held it up high so he could see it when he arrived. Look at Riley - he just spotted his dad :)



The kids permanently fused themselves to Daddy's side for the rest of the night :)



So glad to have him home...



We spent the 4th at Papa & MamaLali's house swimming...



and bouncing on the trampoline. Oh and picking apples off their apple tree and eating them :)



after grilled hamburgers, we went out front to watch the Desert Breeze fireworks. They weren't as spectacular as they usually are, which was pretty sad. And even sadder for me was that I forgot my good lens to take pictures. These were halfway decent, but not at all what I had hoped... sigh...





Still, the holiday was fun and memorable! And we are so happy that Rick is home safe again :)