We started the week off celebrating the 4th of July. Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays. I try so hard to make it fun, so my kids will enjoy it. I have finally realized it is just a miserable holiday to celebrate in Phoenix. A few times we have tried to go to cooler temps, but everyone else has the same idea. I understand why my kids don't think much of it. We pretty much stay indoors and try to keep cool. I normally try to make some patriotic food, this year I made red, white, and blue waffles with strawberries and whip cream.
We usually end up watching "Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest " on TV. It is so glutenous and disgusting to watch the contestants pound down several dozen hotdogs in 10 minutes, but we still do it every year. We're very familiar with the contestants. Richard Shea, the founder/announcer/carnival barker whatever you want to call him. Makes the hot dog eating contest sound like the most epic event ever. This year had some added excitement other than Joey Chestnutt eating a few more hotdogs than the previous year. Joey Chestnut, the reigning champion for several years, was busy stuffing his face with hotdogs when some protestor jumps on the stage and elbowed Chestnut, he immediately put the protestor in a headlock and threw him to the ground with one arm, holding a hot dog in the other arm, his mouth stuffed full of hotdog and not to mention he was on one leg, because he was injured and in a brace. The Twitterverse went crazy and named Chestnut one of the Greatest Athletes of all time and he still won the contest. His hot dog count was lower than normal, but he still beat everyone else by about 20 hot dogs. That was amazing.
We then went as a family to see "Maverick" the Top Gun sequel. Curtis and I had already seen it a few weeks ago, but I felt like it was a good Feel Good America movie appropriate to see with the family on America's Birthday.
I told Curtis I thought Dax and Trey would like it, but Derek wouldn't like it just because it was our idea to see the movie. I laughed with the movie ended and Derek said "How was this movie so good and the original was so bad?" I said "the original was good, audiences loved it and it was in the theaters for months. " Derek: "No it wasn't very good" Ok whatever you say, Derek, I was alive back then and you weren't. Why have people been excited for this to come out for the last few years if the first one sucked so bad?
Besides it being Hot, there were no city fireworks because of supply chain issues (at least that is what they told us). We had a good day. We did think it was ironic that all the cities in the Valley had to cancel their fireworks for the same "supply chain issues", yet there were firework stands everywhere, which seemed like more than normal selling to the general public.
The long-awaited Teacher/Deacons camp has finally come. Trey headed back up to Heber, AZ to stay at the Andersen's Cabin. That exact same place as the "Amazing Race" except this time they got to sleep indoors instead of outdoors in tents. Trey has been looking forward to this ever since they planned it a few months ago.
They went to Willow Springs lake and did some canoeing, fishing, and cliff diving. They also shot some rifles and played a game called "007" Trey won the third round and had a great time. After 3 nights he was also very excited to come home and sleep in his own bed.
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| Soren, Trey and Henry |
Other events this week: I bought gas for the car and it has dropped down to $5.19/ gallon. Still outrageous, but better than $5.85/gallon. Curtis made an omlet, such a rare event I had to take a picture.
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