The Fourth

Here's the last set of pictures from the trip. It's sort of become tradition to do the Fourth of July in Provo. There's the hot air balloons in the morning (we missed them this year), the parade a little later on, and the Stadium of Fire, which we usually watch from a distance. Someday when our kids are a little older, I'm sure we'll actually go to the Stadium.

 We joined Paul's home neighborhood pool party and fireworks show one night. Peter was so excited to go, he took a nap that afternoon at my request. Probably his first in two years. He had a great time swimming...

...and enjoyed the fireworks through these special fireworks glasses, which took viewing them to the next level!

 The parade was perfect. We had a nice shady spot at the end of the route where we saw tanks, princesses, Iron Man, marching bands, Miss Utah, the infamous BYU Cougars (the cheerleaders looked like high schoolers to me. It was really strange!)...

 ...and the missionaries! The kids loved getting a high five as they passed!

 And of course, what Fourth of July celebration would be complete without jumping in Grandma's Springdom Kingdom? Nora has only been asking ALL year when we could go back to Grandma's house to jump in this, and it did not disappoint!

 The girls found a bug while we were barbecuing.

 We all took a dip in the Provo River. It was cold, but so refreshing on a hot day!

 Silly string fun after the river! The kids always love this part.

Many, many thanks to our wonderful parents for a fun vacation! For me, I think the best part is not having to plan meals for two whole weeks, but I know that's only because they're doing it for us. So nice! We love our families!