July 4th's Past........oh what fun we've had over the years

2002
This is seriously one of the photos I would like to recreate.  Wouldn't that be fun?
This was before we redid the blocks around the "pit".
Landon, Colton, Lance, Brian, Dallin, Devin, Jaden, and Tiana
Colton in the youngest, and he's now 22.  Landon is the oldest, and he's now 32 !

Zac and Dallin on the suspension bridge.  We always used to gather as a family here at the Property on the 4th.  Our kids were all young, and not scattered to the wind.  Now they are all older, mine with families of their own, and it's hard to get together as a family.  Times change......

2004
WOW - what a change !
Landon was 16 here, and Roger D. was  46
Look at those "wings" on both of them.

2005
Camryn D !  Chubby little pookie
We loved having her and Manda live with us for a few years.

2006
Must have been a cold rainy 4th in 2006 as we gathered in Joni and Kerry's garage with the Rich family.

2007
Hubba hubba !  Love this man of mine :)

2008
Wow - who are THESE youngsters?

2009
All geared up in their red white and blue.
Now Tiana (on the left) - is in Brooklyn teaching school and Lance (on the right) in in Berkeley finishing up school............ From one end to the other of this great US of A.

2010
I think Zac is going to throw CJ in the creek, and she's trying to get Roger to save her.......
Can't remember how THAT one ended up :)

2010
Wow- look at that breakfast !
A fun yearly tradition is getting breakfast at the park, provided by Morgan's Volleyball team.

2012
Mr. Payson - such a cutie!

2013
Lighting fireworks in the driveway

2014
Oh Oh !  Bright doesn't like Grandpa Ben very much at this point (haha)

2015
One year we had a massive FLOAT down the creek.  Oh how fun that used to be. 
Sometimes is makes me sad that families change, and grow up, and spread out, and it's hard to get together like we used to. 

2016
Waiting for the parade.  Always a fun tradition, one we do yearly after the breakfast at the park.  This year (2020), everything is cancelled because of COVID :(

2017
If we aren't gathering at the Property, we are hanging at our house, just "swinging" around. 

2018
Lando's birthday is a day after the 4th - and it usually gets celebrated on the 4th if we are gathered together.  

2019
Last year, we came home after a fun filled day at the Property, to find that part of our big tree had bit the dust.  This caused us to work on getting the rest of it taken down, and a new fence put up, which we are so happy we did now.  Should have done it years ago !