The fourth of July is right up there with Christmas for me...I love it! We started the day by getting dressed in red, white and blue. Thanks, Carly, for the cute hair clips!
We walked over to the church for a flag ceremony, pancake breakfast, and a bike parade. The girls had so much fun decorating their bikes and helmets, and then going on a parade through our neighborhood.
We hurried home and jumped in the car to drive to the Melba parade. This is the BEST parade ever. Melba is this tiny town, about 30 minutes southwest of Boise, and they have this little parade that feels just so very American to me. The girls loved watching the old cars, the motorcycles, the fire engines, and the horses go by. Lola especially loved the candy being thrown at her. She was all over it!
Livi especially loved the rodeo queens on their horses...
After the parade, we came home for a quick lunch, then gathered up all the rafting gear for a trip down the Boise river. Surprisingly, we had never done this before! Trenton and I dropped Rich and the girls off at Barber park and headed to a rest stop area to catch them coming down the river. There were tons of people on the river that day (it being the fourth of July and all) but it made for a very fun adventure.
A few minutes after starting down the river, Rich noticed that the boats ahead seemed to be dropping off, as if into a rapid...not what we expected on this tame little river. Sure enough, there were several little rapids along the route. Lola was not okay (and that is putting it mildly) with the first two rapids, but by the third she was asking Rich for "more bumps"!
When I met them at the rest stop, I thought for sure my Lola would be ready to come with me, and we could meet Livi and Rich at Julia Davis park. Not so. Lola wanted to stay on for the rest of the trip, so Trenton and I headed downriver in the "rafting taxi" to pick up all of our boaters at the end. Everyone had a blast...and I'm thinking I need to find a way to get in on the fun next time too! :-) We ended the day with a bbq in the backyard. Such a perfect day!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Fourth of July
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What a busy 4th you had! It looks like so much fun. I love the kids' coordinating outfits--nice work.
Saying Melba is the best parade ever is putting it lightly...that is SO the PERFECT fourth of July activity. I totally missed it this year. I think we my take work off and come up for it next year...seriously...I love that thing!
Love the outfits and the parade. I really miss the 4th of July parades. It looks like Rich is providing the girls with adventure and fun. I know my husband appreciates my 3 older brothers that taught me to take risks and adventure out into the world.
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