I have always loved the 4th of July. Family.Food.Festivities.Fun. We have always gone to the parades ever since I was little. I used to do baton twirling in the fourth of July parades when I was younger, and lived in California. We would always go to my grandma's house or go to the park for bbq's and picnics. And watch the fireworks in Redlands. So fun, I always miss not having my grandma around for everything. It is hard for me, and my family as well, not to have her here {physically} with us. We sure miss her ♥ !
This year...we started out with the fireworks at Rigby Lake on Friday night. We had plans to camp, but didn't reserve our spot in time. But then again I was sick from camping last weekend at Lava Hot Springs, so I don't think that I would have camped anyways. Then we went to the Rexburg parade on Saturday morning, the weather was much cooler than years before, but I wasn't complaining!
Isabella concentrating closely on the parade...{I didn't have time to pin her sleeves up, I did get my safety pins out, only to have Gulianna scatter them all over the carpet, tonight}
RJ, Gulianna, and my mom...
Gulianna was being a stinker for just about every picture I took...{here she is turning her head away}
After the parade, we had a picnic/bbq at the park...lounged around. Took Gulianna to the spray park, and she was being a stinker, she really needed a nap. RJ took her on the carousel a couple of times...
{and then she was happy}
I didn't take Isabella on for a ride this time...she waited patiently for Gulianna.
Afterwards...we headed to Idaho Falls for the fireworks. We stopped at Target to buy Gulianna some shoes, they finally had the ones I've been wanting for her-back in stock. Bought her some shorts, and then Isabella a cute outfit, and my mom bought another one for her too, because she had to poop in her jeans...figures.
{she just wanted more clothes...}
This was our spot that Levi picked out for this year...normally we our on the greenbelt, but we didn't want to fight traffic this year, maybe next year for sure :)
And we were home by 11pm...only 25 minutes after the show! Perfect!
A couple family pictures...{very hard to get everyone to cooperate} especially...Gulianna!
and now she's happy...
me and Isabella...
and if this isn't an exact Levi look...with her arm propped up and everything!
Chelsey and Gulianna {with her schmuck of a face, and her new ball that Chelsey bought for her, and she's still a stinker!}
