Midwest (3 of 3)

Fourth of July in the Midwest is TOO FUN!  Apparently, every town has a parade - which I didnt get to see - and a fireworks display!  So awesome!  We were at Dan's oldest sisters' house.  Her birthday is the 4th of July so she always has a party.  She has four girls, all "K" names and she blogs!  Her youngest has all sorts of medical problems that I don't want to pretend to understand.  I believe the main problem is an autoimmune disease called mitochondria as well as metabolic issues. So, if you want to read some of the funniest and saddest stories you'll ever read in your entire life, read Terra Talking!  Dan's younger sister and brother were there, too.  They're both married.  His sister has three kids, two are twins!  And of course we were there and Dan's parents, making the kid to adult ratio about 1:1.  It was chaos - but the good kind.  We BBQ'd and swam in the neighbors pool and built bombs.  It was so much fun.  This was our third midwest "4th" and we plan to continue the tradition!

Hope you had a happy Independence Day, too!