We were so excited for the parade this year, after the surprise water fight last year, we were all geared up for it. We invited Heidi and John which was really nice since Nate was working, we had a few extra hands to help out. Found THE PERFECT place to park at the Kung Fu Gourmet and then were able to sit right above our car, on the grass, to watch the parade. Doesn't get better than that! John went in and bought some egg rolls just in case they wanted us to be customers to park there. We were cooking through most of the parade, luckily I'd brought enough water, and food to keep everyone happy. They LOVE catching the Frisbees and Otterpops, picking up taffy off the ground. It was a lot of fun. I was bummed that Jack didn't really get into it all- he did enjoy it from a distance- but he'd had a rash on his tummy that morning, so he was doped up on Benedryl. He did sit and cuddle with me most of the time and that was a nice trade off. We all enjoyed his trying to get John's attention and slapping his knees to show him stuff- that was adorable. The kids had fun, we loved the water fight, even ran into Sherice and Kambree. Jack sure wasn't interested in getting wet! He was screaming "NO! NO! NO!" at me just at the thought of walking out into the road. Kinda cute. We kept him dry somehow. Everyone else was drenched. Felt so good after sitting there in the heat. I'm convinced that's why they have it later in the day. And to not compete with Centerville and West Bountiful's parades.
After the parade, we brought John home (he had a really bad headache) and then went out to get some Snow cones. We waited in line for about an hour, but we got our snow cones! Came home and basically just enjoyed the air conditioned house for most of the day. Watched a little of the World Cup too. It was a nice day. I was glad to have Nate home for part of the day. We got a little housework done and cleaning for the party the next day.
We went over to our neighbor's house for fireworks. Nate had to leave shortly after they began and missed most of the excitement. I think that was about the freakiest fireworks display I've ever witnessed. Things shooting out all over the place, hitting garages, old people, minivans and boats... not safe at all. I don't think we'll be going to those ones next year. We like Todd's display better. He seems to take more safety precautions as well. Anyway- it was fireworks. The kids enjoyed it. We listened to hours and hours of fireworks all night long. Long night. 7-4-14
One day I'm going to make a collage of all my pictures like this one, the backs of my kids in front of the Fire Truck in the parade :). I don't know why I love it, but I do. However, Jack is missing from the picture... bummer. (sidenote: Erika's cute pigtails done by her big sister, Kelly, make me happy)
These two will die when they find out I posted this one :). I think it's good enough :).
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