Happy Independence Day! We were so happy to celebrate such a wonderful holiday with our family in Fillmore. We started the day with a parade. The Parade experience is much different in a small town than it is in the city. In the town, they throw candy... LOTS of candy (and other things), and the kids can run into the street to get it! And they did just that! Here are some pictures from the parade.
My kids are waiting and ready!
I thought this was clever. This is Fillmore High School's student counsel.
The Millard County Library made a fun Dr. Seuss float! I love it!
Some of my favorite men.
This guy slept through all the tanks and fire truck noises. It's amazing.
Ready to run out and get more!
About 3/4's of the way through, this little man was too tired to do any more candy gathering. In the back ground you will also see my Uncle Brant and Aunt Ruth Ann.
After the parade, we headed to the Historic Capital Building for the festival. My kids had stayed up WAY too late the night before, so we didn't stay at the festival for too long, but we did enjoy the grass and the cooler weather. Here are a few pictures I took showing off the red, white, and blue matching outfits my mother bought them.
There they are!
Brotherly Love.
After the festival, we headed back to the house and some of us took naps while the others played at the park. Friday night, we headed back to Fillmore for an amazing fireworks display. We laid out a blanket and watched from the softball fields. It was the first time we have been able to do that (last year we watched from inside our car because of the rain.) Preston slept through the entire thing. Oliver was scared, so he rapped his head in his blanket and laid on my lap. He too fell asleep. The girls truly enjoyed the colors, though Melanie informed me later that it was the scariest thing she has done "in her whole life". When asked later what their favorite part of the trip was, Noelle's response was the parade and the fireworks. I think this was her favorite day.
Happy Independence Day!
2 comments:
Maybe that's why I've never liked going to parades is because I haven't been to one in a small town. So much fun! And I love their matching outfits.
We were in Utah for the 4th too! I loved the cooler weather and all the fireworks.
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