We were so excited to be able to go to Utah for the fourth of July, one of my favorite holidays especially in my home town. I LOVE the parade, with the jets flying over to start it off, the wonderful floats, bands and of course the CANDY! We were distraught when we found out that they had changed it to July 2 and we flew in the 3rd. We still were able to get to a parade, which was a pretty great one. When we left to go to it we thought there wouldn't be candy and my kids about died. So I asked my parents to run to the store while we went to the parade and buy some candy and we would have our own parade up and down the street.
Well the parade we went to threw tons of candy, toys, balls, even ice cream samples. I guess being towards the beginning had its perks. We were trying to find my brother and his family and never connected. They were at the other end and didn't come home with the stuff we did!
After the parade, some lunch we started our own celebration. We had sparklers and smoke bombs and we had ourselves a parade with three whole cars!
Well the parade we went to threw tons of candy, toys, balls, even ice cream samples. I guess being towards the beginning had its perks. We were trying to find my brother and his family and never connected. They were at the other end and didn't come home with the stuff we did!
After the parade, some lunch we started our own celebration. We had sparklers and smoke bombs and we had ourselves a parade with three whole cars!
The kids sat on the curb and waited for the quickly decorated cars to go up and down the street throwing taffy.
My mom was really excited, she is practicing so in a few years she can be in the city parade in her old caddy. She has the wave down, but the candy throwing proved tricky. She was kind and included the little boys across the street too.
Bridget thoroughly enjoyed the candy and the sparklers! I don't think her mouth was empty all afternoon.
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