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Our fourh of July was really fun this year.  We started the day off with a race event at the Laguna Niguel park.  I ran a 5K, and Micah ran a 10K, and then strolled Scout in the 5K.  My time was pretty slow, but I finished and felt pretty good.

Afterward, we had a BBQ/Swim party at my house with a lot of my family in town.  We started the morning off with a little DDR, and the classic was my mom vs. my dad.  I don’t know who looked more uncordinated.  My mom was really slow and couldn’t get the concept of jumping on the rolling arrow when it met the permanent arrow.  On the other hand, my dad was jumping like he had ants in his pants.  Megan got it on video tape, and it will definitely be a Ure classic. 

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After getting hot from DDR, we all headed down to the pool for swimming, relay races and diving contests.  I got a serious wake up call when I was picked last for the relays until I was the team captain.  But the really sad part is that I should have been picked last.  Due to me and my slow swimming, my team lost.  Whoops!  We also played Bocci Ball and Badminton.  I am proud to say that I was the two time winner in Bocci Ball - more than anyone else.  And as far as Badminton goes…..Bryan and I could use a little work.  We rallied for a while, and were trying to hit 20 back and forth hits, but only made it to 13.  But, to our credit, there was a pretty strong breeze.

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We went inside for some tasty burgers my mom made, and then headed back out for more swimming, fun and games.  Finally, we ended the night with fireworks.  We initially planned on going to Three Arch, but decided to stay in Bear Brand.  First, Bryan lit a ton of fireworks he brought on our driveway.  I know they are illegal, but we like to live on the edge!  Then when the fireworks show started at Marco Forster, they are almost right above us.  Calin and Skylar wanted to get an even better view, so we drove up to the Hill of Terror to watch.  We stopped just shy of the hill, and had spectaculor seats!

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What a fun holiday, and especially with so much family around!

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Nice stash Brook!