4th of July

The 4th of July was great. My mom, threw an amazing BBQ with a ridiculous amount of delicious food, decorations, and all the details that go into a great party. We had over the course of the night at least 22 people here. It’s been great seeing everyone. The entire Cooper family came over and wow, I can’t believe how big Joey has gotten. He is now at least as tall as I am. Amazing how fast time flies. He used to sit on my shoulders as we ran around the house when he was 7 or 8. Gosh I’m getting old!

I was able to meet the new girlfriends of both Jeff Spreen and Jeff Richter. They were really great! My friends have done pretty well for themselves .

So the night started off with just having a few drinks, catching up with friends and their families. The Hering family was doing excellent and it was nice seeing John’s mom and Clark. It then moved on to making these amazing burgers which were stuffed with spices, A1 sauce, onions, and other patent pending ingredients . The Sweeney’s stopped by a bit later and brought their two children, Megan and Andrew who have also grown like crazy. They were a lot of fun. They remind me of why I really want kids when I get older. Andrew and I went out on an expedition to find people with fireworks. Of course, to do this, Andrew had to ride on my shoulders. In fact, I think Andrew spent more time on my shoulders last night than he did on the ground.

Jeff Richter started up a crazy game of Phase 10 and I think people had a LOT of fun playing that. While the gang was embattled in the Phase 10 game, I ended up tossing Andrew around, doing pushups with him on my back, and basically acting like I was a kid which was great fun . (Oh wait, maybe I still am a kid?)

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