The summer has been filled with holidays, swimming, raspberries, family and friends. The first holiday of the summer was the 4th of July, which fell on a Sunday. So, we started out by celebrating on Saturday, July 3rd. We went to our traditional Lion's Club breakfast, but didn't have our normal companions since Steve's family was all out of town, except Jake. So, we invited Jake along. While we don't traditionally go the carnival after breakfast, we decided that Alissa might enjoy some fishing. So daddy helped her out at the fishing booth where she won the notorious "Zebra Duck". Yes, it's a bathtub squirt toy that looks like part Zebra and part Duck.
We finished off Saturday at dinner with the neighbors. We have made great friends with the neighbors that live right next door on both sides of us plus the neighbor two houses down. This is a picture of everyone at dinner. From left to right, we have Moses, Don, and Connie; Steve and Alissa; Barbara and Robert; Dawn and Vern.
We spend the actual 4th of July at the Annual Berry & Burns BBQ, but we neglected to take any pictures of that event. We ended our fabulous weekend at Hogle Zoo with Gayle and Ian Burns.
On July 22, Alissa and Kim spent the day with Alison and her family. Alison took this fabulous picture of Alissa on Elfriede's bed spread because Alissa's outfit matched the bed spread so wonderfully. We also enjoyed swimming in the kiddie pool with Victoria and Timothy.
On the 24th of July, we went to the parade with Steve's family. At the parade, Alissa was a huge flirt and enjoyed sitting in random chairs nearby. Each time we tried to stop Alissa from sitting in a strangers chair, the stranger would say, "Oh, she is so cute, please let her sit there. It was so funny. Later that evening, we enjoyed a BBQ and swimming at Jeremy and Meggans condo.
The weenend of August 5 through August 9th was our annual "Diederich Family Reunion" at Bear Lake during the Raspberry Days celebrations. It was a fun filled weekend with boating, family, and games. I have posted some pictures of Alissa, Heber, and Rosemary in their life jackets on the boat. I have also posted a few pictures of the family reunion.
