Fourth of July.

David's family came to visit, so we packed up and went to the parade.  It was hot, in the 90's and we had to sit and wait quite a while for the parade to start.  Mike took Nathan for a little walk down the street and came back with a balloon.

David's just chillin', waiting for the parade to start.

Abby had to work today.  At least she got to work at the parade.  She and a co-worker had to walk along the entire parade route handing out flyers for the custard/pretzel shop where she works.

I looked over and saw this girl laying in the middle of the street!  Oh NO!!!! Did the heat get to her?  I hope that girl can help her. 

But then I noticed the girl was just moving around her, then I noticed she had a piece of sidewalk chalk and was just outlining her body on the street.  .......silly girls.

Airplanes kept buzzing the parade route overhead.  Then this glider came by.

We all stand for the flag.

This group goes all over the nation performing their stunts.  These ladies straddle two horses for the entire route.  The one in the middle will turn 50 next year.  I went to high school with her.  I kind of hate to say that because then everyone can see how far down the physical slope I've gone compared to her.

One thing about us Idahodians is that we just love to gussy up our horse's rear ends. 

You can brush the hair into intricate patterns....adorn it with flowers,.........or use some hairspray and glitter that sucker to death.

Please note the sign.  Yes, it says Tractor Racing.

Here are some of the contestants.

I'm pretty sure this big boy would be disqualified.  Too new.  But this is how the farmers "ride in style" now.  Air conditioned, stereo systems, and probably a nice little mini-fridge behind the seat.

We saw a lot of very nice old cars.

A lot of candy was thrown out for the kids.  This little girl decided to just sit in the street and take stock.

One of the more popular entries was the National Guard.  They sprayed down the crowd.  People loved it!

In the afternoon we had a picnic in the park.  Nathan couldn't wait to finish eating so he could go play.

Later on most of the family went to the baseball game.  I stayed home with Abby and Nathan, introduced Nathan to the joys of eating strawberries straight out of the garden and watched Toy Story. 

It was a pretty good day.