Now that things have settled down a little, I'll post the rest of our visit to Idaho. We started a tradition several years ago of spending the 4th of July with my brother and his family in Rigby, Idaho. It's so nice up there and we love to go in to Idaho Falls for the evening 'cuz they have THE BEST fireworks show EVER. This show is rated in the top 5 largest shows west of the Mississippi. Each year it seems to get bigger and better. (to me, the only show that is comparable is the fireworks and snow at Disneyland, but this one is still much bigger. I cry during both shows!) The weather is so cool, and we get to sit and visit while the kids play, waiting for the show to start. The fireworks go off over the Snake River and it's just beautiful. Some times we're close enough to see them reflect in the water. One year we were RIGHT under them, literally, and got "shelled" the entire show. Olivia was a baby then, and her stroller tray had melted marks in it and the coats we were wearing were burned all over the place. Mine even caught on fire! It was pretty cool!
The day usually begins with parades. This year Meghan and I were the early risers, so we got to go Rexburg and see their parade. It was soooo great! A typical smaller American town parade with such cool floats! It brought back lots of memories the Helldorado Parades. My dad was a Jaycee and was always on the committee that organized the parade. When I was a little girl I'd always get to ride with him on the back of his horse while he rode up and down the parade route. Those were GREAT parades back in the 60's and 70's.
After Rexburg, we went to another smaller town parade in Menan. Lots of tractors. This was the first parade we used to hit, because they throw candy and give out chocolate milk. They must have gotten rid of all their brown cows, cuz there was no milk this year and they were WAY cheensy on the candy throwing, so I think we'll give this one a miss next time and stick with Rexburg. 
They threw LOTS of candy, AND the Army National Guard sprayed everyone with their water cannon. SO WAY COOL! That evening we spent time with the family, then headed off to our "spot" on the river to watch the fireworks. My brother camped out for a couple hours to make sure we had a great view. Across the street behind us was a flatbed semi with a huge party on it and a MONGO sound system, so we heard the music sync really well this year. It was so pretty!
Ooo, I forgot to mention that Meghan also had lots of Slip 'n Slide fun and learned how to throw a Frisbee!
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YAY FUN! Right now I am watching the dirtiest house in America. Shudder. ew ew ew.
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