4th OF JULY

Our Patriotic Boy!!

Everyone kept giving Tyler flags during the parade. He loved them. The whole way home he kept waving them and laughing. They were his new favorite toy for awhile there.....and, they helped him get through the parade without getting too bored during the boring parts.

Here is Tyler playing YAHTZZE!! He would shake the dice in the cup and then drop them onto the felt in the square board. Then, he would take the dice and place them in the side square holders. He had such a blast playing this game.

We're getting settled for the biggest show in IDAHO!!

We can't forget the popcorn.

It seemed like forever before the fireworks started.

Tyler is asleep and I think Mom and Dad are close. They stayed up waaaay past their bedtime to watch fireworks with us. Was it worth it?

Pretty sparkles in the sky.

OHHHHH.....AHHHHHHH!

The 4th of July was pretty fun for us this year. Cory had to work that morning so I ended up walking to the parade with my dear neighbor Melissa and her three kids. Neither one of us had ever gone to the Pocatello parade before. We got some really good seats under some trees and on some grass. The two older kids and Tyler played on the sidewalk and when the parade started they sat on the curb waiting for the flying candy. Tyler didn't really catch on at first. And, once he did, he was a little to slow to get the candy. Abby and Spencer (the neighbor kids) would put the candy they didn't like on the ground and tell Tyler to get it. He had a lot of fun doing that. After the parade, we went to Cory's parents house for a backyard BBQ with his family and cousins. That was fun too. We hung out for awhile, played games, and visited. Then, we were off to Mom and Dad's for the FIREWORKS!!! I have never really watched the fireworks from Mom and Dad's house before....crazy. And I think they have only watched them through the window. It was fun laying on the grass and cuddling up with everyone to watch the fireworks. Mom and Dad even made homemade caramel corn for the special occasion. Everyone had their own little baggie. We tried to keep Tyler awake....we thought he would like them, but, he, of course, fell asleep right before they started and stayed asleep through the whole thing. Maybe next year he'll be able to stay awake long enough to watch them. I do have to say, that Mom and Dad's house is the best place to watch fireworks. SO, if anyone is in town for the 4th or want to come down to Pocatello...DO! It was fun. But, beware, it took us like 1 1/2 hours to get off that dang hill to get home. If Cory didn't have to work the next day we probably would've spent the night it Mom and Dad's basement.