Happy Late 4th of July!

Our Favorite thing about the Fourth of July is...



Patriotic Pedicures! It's a tradition now with me and Kennedy...the night before we truss up our tootsies! We really went all out on hers this year, they are the cutest!

This holiday has definitely been one of my life-long favorites. After having spent the first 23 or so years of my life in Lewiston, the first year we stayed in Idaho was difficult. Now, it almost feels like home. I love that Kennedy and Hudson still get that hometown parade and festival experience, complete with catching candy and playing carnival games. Rexburg is basically Lewiston on steroids, anyway.

Here we are at the parade...remember me complaining about the cold not too long ago? I was wishing it had lasted a little longer, we melted on the blacktop.

We parked at Utah Power, walked to the park, then to lunch, then back, probably about 10 blocks total this day. Kennedy whined and whined and I took the oppurtunity to talk about the pioneers walking everyday, all day. She was not in the mood. I let her push a "handcart" (Hudson in his stroller). This was fun for a bit, but eventually her nice daddy let her ride on his shoulders. Rough life, eh?

After playing in town for the morning, we headed home and put Hudson and Dustin down for a nap, and Kennedy and I hit the lake. While I changed, she packed snacks, drinks and even a magazine for me. What a sweetie. We had a great time by ourselves in the refreshing water and under the umbrella, I even got in! I did not, however, submerge my head...maybe next year...we'll see. Hudson and Dustin joined us later and we took a boat ride, which ended up with me pushing Dustin in and him pulling me in after...monkeys.

Hudson was not up for a late night, so we did fireworks in the backyard with our neighbors and were able to see about 5 different "big" shows from our lot, cool! All in all, a pretty decent day...for being in Idaho. :)