4th of July

On the 4th of July we all got up early and went to the parade in Idaho Falls! Jason and his dad went early and saved us seats and the rest of us met them there as the parade was starting. We all had to dress in red, white, and blue of course! I tried to take some pictures of my kiddos in their cute outfits, but Brooklyn wouldn't stop screaming. Something about her brother close to her makes her a little anxious.... :)

Carson LOVED the parade. He would wave to everyone and dance anytime there was music. It was really cute. It made the whole thing worth it!

Waving at the horses!

All of us getting ready for the parade to start

 That evening we went down to the greenbelt to watch the Melaleuca Fireworks. Neither one of our kids got a nap that day, which turned into a lot of "fun" waiting for the fireworks to start. Add that to the temperature of 102 I had all day (I had a temp of 100-105 that entire week) and it made for a grand time! Haha!

Attempt #1 at a family picture

Attempt #2 at a family picture

 My mom bought all the kids glow sticks and they had fun with them once it got dark! 

The fireworks were, of course, amazing. Carson instantly got scared and wanted to sit on my lap. He then promptly fell asleep. I don't know how my kids can sleep through a really loud firework display but they can't sleep at home....go figure. :)

This picture was in the paper the next morning. I thought it was pretty cool.