July the Fourth

The kids are in bed, and Ben has gone to the church to practice on the organ before services tomorrow. SO instead of folding the load of whites in my room, I'm going to blog!

Now in the way of backtrack posts... I'm to the 4th of July. We watched the parade in Rexburg with Grandma and Grandpa. The boys didn't want to be out near the "going ons" until I sat on the road with them. But after a little bit they totally got into the swing off things and ended up with pockets full of candy.

After the parade, we went to Great grandma Barnes' house... it's tradition... for a cookout with homemade root beer to accompany it! 

Once we had our share we headed home for a little quiet time... aaw blessed quiet time! We actually ALL fell asleep. It was beautiful. We then joined Grandma and Grandpa in a hotel near the river. It's something they just started doing last year because it is by the fireworks and they don't have to fight the traffic home afterwards. While we waited for the dark, we had some dinner and the boys were monkeys jumping on the bed... literally! They were in heaven.


As darkness approached we headed outdoors. We brought a few little firework items with us... sparklers and snakes. Landon danced to the music playing around us. Once it was dark enough we settled in (each boy on a lap to feel safe), turned up the radio, and waited for the....


FIREWORKS!!


Melaleuca puts on the show each year, and it is A-MAZ-ING!! It's the biggest show this side of the Mississippi. For the most part the boys did really well. Landon cried some, but eventually fell asleep. We rushed home afterward... good thing we live so close... and headed to bed. It was a fun fourth.