Thursday we were probably still getting used to the idea of not having class, so we didn't do much. Friday was spent running around Rexburg and getting rejected for all our errands. The library on campus was closed for the holiday weekend so our next best idea was to buy some diapers Atley needed. We came home and played in the box! It was fun.
After our box fun, we decided to go to the park. Ian and I threw around the old softball (in preparation for the 4th) and Atley tried to eat the grass.
When Ian got home from work he made us smoothies. Atley loves the taste of blended fruits and no added sugar!
Saturday morning I woke up first. I was really excited for the parade because we missed it last year. Also, this year we didn't have to reserve a seat! The parade went right by our apartment complex!
Here are some of the floats we really liked!
The local grocery store provided a self-driven GIANT grocery cart. It was the first one we found really unique.
I really liked this one because of the theme. The sign says "When kids happen" and there is a bathtub and toilet that sprayed water everywhere! It was a giant marching ad for a restoration company I think.
Ian liked this one. It was an X-wing from Star Wars (at least I think). Behind it was a bunch of jedi children fighting with light sabers. I'm not sure what it had to do with Independence Day, but it was fun to watch!
The afternoon was spent relaxing and listening to Michael Medved discourse on the Revloutionary War. We'd been listening to it all break so we could be sure we knew what we were celebrating. Also, we watched Ian's Revolutionary War DVD's that he got for Christmas. All this while we prepared our picnic dinner.
We decided not to buy fireworks because in our situation we might as well be burning our money. Instead we had a picnic on the top of the hill in Rexburg and watched more on the Revloutionary War while we waited to see the city fireworks.
Atley got tired of waiting so he took a little nap. Don't worry, he woke up just in time to see all the fireworks!
The local grocery store provided a self-driven GIANT grocery cart. It was the first one we found really unique.
I really liked this one because of the theme. The sign says "When kids happen" and there is a bathtub and toilet that sprayed water everywhere! It was a giant marching ad for a restoration company I think.
Ian liked this one. It was an X-wing from Star Wars (at least I think). Behind it was a bunch of jedi children fighting with light sabers. I'm not sure what it had to do with Independence Day, but it was fun to watch!
Some of the other things we liked about the parade was all the candy they threw out, the chocolate milk they passed out, and Atley even got a small Frisbee that he hasn't stopped playing with since! Here's a picture of his face after getting the Frisbee.
The afternoon was spent relaxing and listening to Michael Medved discourse on the Revloutionary War. We'd been listening to it all break so we could be sure we knew what we were celebrating. Also, we watched Ian's Revolutionary War DVD's that he got for Christmas. All this while we prepared our picnic dinner.
We decided not to buy fireworks because in our situation we might as well be burning our money. Instead we had a picnic on the top of the hill in Rexburg and watched more on the Revloutionary War while we waited to see the city fireworks.
Atley got tired of waiting so he took a little nap. Don't worry, he woke up just in time to see all the fireworks!
We were able to see fireworks all over Rexburg! Our favorite firework was one that looked like exploding gold dust. It really made me think of "the bombs bursting in air" (though the national anthem wasn't written until the War of 1812.)
We want to wish everyone else a Happy Independence Day and we hope yours was as fun and educational as ours!
2 comments:
Cristina, this is an intervention. I think Ian is turning you into a historian :)
It sounds like you guys had an awesome Independence Day!! Trevor's favorite part of the parade was the free chocolate milk, he got SO excited. Atticus slept through the whole thing... the fireworks too! I'm glad Atley appreciated them :)
So, I liked all your corny puns...not buying fireworks cause it was "burning" your money.....lol and Atley's a boxcar racer....nice...
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