4th of July Madness

Like many families, our 4th was very . . . um. . exciting. Lots and lots and lots of . . fun. Busy at least. Just to recap:

Our 4th week began with a kids parade. It's an event where kids decorate their bikes, trikes, scooters, etc. and parade down center street in Provo. We were joined by cousins Taylor and Ashlyn. I'm not sure one can appreciate the amount of work such an event takes. Work for the adults, that is. But the kids had fun and enjoyed being the center of attention for once *snicker*.

Later that week, we attended Provo's annual "colonial days". We walked around a lot filled with people dressed in colonial period dress, listened to colonial style music, played colonial era games, ate colonial food, and even enjoyed looking at a half replica of the mayflower.

On the actual day of the 4th Aaron sat on center street at the early hour of 5 a.m. to save seats for the parade. The entire family filed in as the morning progressed. The parade was a lot of fun, with the usual band music, salt water taffy, beauty queens, and even an alien or two (Mai really enjoyed that - her dad has the scars around his neck to prove it).

Following the parade, the family congregated at our home where we enjoyed a classic meal of fruit, chips, sloppy joe's, lemonade, and cake. We followed up the meal with a rousing game of home run derby. Very fun.
THANKS FAMILY!
Enjoy the pictures!