One of the senior couples told us they thought it was just like a good old back home 4th! And it made them very homesick!
The best part of the whole thing was the childrens parade which helped open the whole thing. Sister Caldwell was in charge of that and the kids had a blast! Love the balloon hat.
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And the Marine color guard leading the way was a nice touch, too! We had the Marine band there playing for nearly all the party!! They had their Pop Rock Band and the Dixie Land Band there (bet most of you didn't even know the Marines had such groups, did ya'!). The whole orchestra was supposed to be there, too, but half of them got hold of some bad food the night before!
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A couple of our missionaries helped do some of the cooking. They did a great job!.
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Oh, we can't forget the desert baking contest. This one took honors for the best looking. Didn't taste bad, either!And the weather cooperated very well, too. upper 70's, low 80's maybe. And a few clouds to keep sunburns away!
It was a fun but very busy day.
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So did you celebrate it on July 4 Mongolia time, or America time since it is an American holiday?
Looks like a lot of fun!! I love the balloon hat and the cake. I bet it is a very good time for everyone involved. Good job putting it all together!!
We forgot to mention that we had about 700 people there! And yes, we celebrated on the 3rd because the 4th was on Sunday.
What a great day. Of course, it would have been better with watermelon. Can you even get such an animal there? I was amazed you had grills. I guess Mongolia is not as backward as I had it pictured. I made one of those cakes for our singles' luncheon on the 4th. I'm glad you had a good time.
Our 4th was pretty pleasant weather wise, too, with temps on barely getting into the 80's. Now we come back from camping and it is REALLY HOT!!
Great job! You did a wonderful job on this celebration and we had a wonderful time!
Lassons
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