A late update

Well the fireworks at Bill and Karen's club were amazing. They were fired almost directly above us, so that pieces of the fireworks/ash were falling on us. Elli was hit by a 4 square inch piece of cardboard. It was interesting to be amongst "club people", Elli commented on some of the men's strange trousers( some flowery and some patchy). The next day we went to a state park with waterfalls and locks with Karen, Rhonda, and Kirt. We had a great time with everyone, and the next night Karen and Kirt's brother David(Corky) came by for dinner. He did not disappoint. He had us all laughing at dinner with a story that was really classic, but unfortunately we were asked not to share on the grounds that it might embarrass certain family members. Anyway, Saturday was Hannah's birthday and they had a family pool party for her. It was a lot of fun. I took about 140 pictures and I would say that maybe 10 are good. I've got a lot to learn still. Today we went to Marla's and watched the finals of the World Cup, I think it should be every two years -not four. Robyn and Will told us that they are expecting another rugrat. Charlotte will soon be the big sis'. I think the pics are self explanatory. The picture of Kirt, David, and Karen is in B&W because I really messed up the white balance and it looked better in B&W. What's white balance you ask?.....Welcome to my world.