The 4th of July Weekend

Had a super fun, but busy weekend....almost too busy. I am resting from a vacation weekend...exhausted! Friday night we had a BBQ with family and friends and it turned out really great, but what do you know...I forgot to take Pics. I am terrible at that! We had a nice dinner with Hot dogs and Hamburgers and the usual summer spread of side dishes. Super yummy! Then we let the kids swim, while the adults chatted and the guys played Botchy Ball (something to that effect). Then after the kids were done swimming... we got ready for the fireworks. We can see the stadium fireworks from our house and hear them if we tune into the radio station from the stadium. The kids had alot of fun watching those and it was relaxing to be at our own home and not in the mess of traffic and crowds. Matt and some of the other dads also let off some of our own fireworks and sparklers which the kids loved even more. I think it was a hit and everyone had a good time. Wish we had some pics.

Then Saturday we spent a few hours cleaning up...then we went to lunch with some friends and family...and then that night we met the cousins on Main Street for the Annual Old Car Show. It turned out nice and the smell of exhaust was not too bad. I thought Casen would be freaked out, but he actually did really good. He does not like the loud noise of trucks, motorcylces, lawn mowers, etc. But I think he got use to it and realized it was just for fun!

Monday we went to the Hyrum Parade for the first time ever! We had some friends who had a daughter dancing in the parade, so we thought we would head over and check it out. We were suppose to meet friends over there, but the parade was so crowded and there was mass confusion, so we just sat our chairs where we could find space. The kids enjoyed it and filled up their candy bags. I forgot sunscreen, so I was so worried about them getting burnt. The parade was about 2 hours long, but we left after about 1.5 hours. We were finished and we beat the traffic. I love parades, but it was the LONGEST PARADE ever. I was ready to leave. After the parade, I had the kids run a few errands with me and then we decided to go to the pool for a few hours (Matt was going to meet us over there, but he ended up working and having to get stuff ready for Alaska. He left today..WED.). So we had fun at the pool...it was actually not too crowded. It was a little windy..so maybe that kept people away. My kids loved the slides. Corey got super brave and went on the straight-down one about 5 times. She loved it! Mandy and her kids also met us there for about an hour, which was fun too!

Later that night we went to AGGIES for dinner with family, which was so NOT relaxing with 3 rowdy and tired kids. It was fun to try out a new restaraunt...and we even had Tai Wesley...the Aggies bball player as our waiter. Then to finish off the night...we took our kids and went and saw the Lewiston Fireworks. Casen started out a little scared and then ended up loving them. It is so fun to see a little baby experience things for the first time. He is so cute, but OH so active right now. I am having a hard time keeping up!

It was a fun weekend, but now I need a vacation from our vacation weekend! Need a few naps and some couch potato time.