Fouth of July

So I haven't been to a "real" parade ( I mean like a big one that takes more that 30 minutes) since I was a little girl in Hawaii. All my family went to the parade in Provo this year, and when I got there, the adults offered to let me sit by them. In the back. No freaking way was I gonna give up my front row seat with the little kids. So I sat in the middle of the street, on the edge of the parade.

The balloons were really cool

I just really thought it was neat that the band had this girl in a wheelchair participate with them.

The family, ALL the way back on the grass. Amateurs.

They were spinning the balloon. They would only spin the balloon if you made LOTS of noise as they passed. We got ALL the balloons to spin!!!!

How many places can you go where missionaries get their own float?

I liked this: "over 1000000 have served"

Here are the missionaries running down the street. The kids all got to give them high-fives, so it was pretty much their favorite part of the parade.

Gotta give this guy some props (just watched Clueless)

Now these guys are pretty much the reason for the parade. It was so cool when they all came by. I love my country and get teary-eyed whenever I think about the sacrifices these guys make for us every day.

This guy was walking by with his gun. My cousin asked if he could touch it. It said, "no, of course not" and the guys was like, "yeah, sure, here you go." Huh.

Does this remind you of Indiana Jones or what?

This made me laugh so hard. It made me think of Emperors New Groove and I thought to myself, "llama-face"

How cool is this? If I could play one instrument without all the pain of actually learning it, it would DEFINITELY be the fiddle!!!

This float was for a restaurant that is about to open. They took over one of the local dollar theaters. If this isn't the coolest restaurant ever, I will be SO disappointed!!

Acrobatics on the back of a horse. WOW.

This was for a local theater. Disney princesses were hugging EVERYONE!!

This guys got the coolest video ever!

A plane in the parade!!

They actually set this cannon off!! It was SO loud!

A garbage truck. Seriously. In a parade.

This is my uncle who lives in a home on Center street. After my grandma left (she had watched the parade with him) I found him in his kitchen, still watching the festivities.

Here he is from the outside.