Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Freedom!

We finally took the time to actually celebrate a holiday. Adam took time off from the MBA program he recently started. I took a break from the computer, which all too often takes too much of my attention with my fingers in 2 businesses, blogs, photography, and a myriad of demanding social media, feels like a 3rd child sometimes.

When we moved into this place, we knew it was a prime location, but we didn't know just how awesome it would be until we found out the parade would be going right down our street and we could watch it from our balcony!!! Max was all too happy to be outside that early in the morning.

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Dancing and walking forward at the same time...blows my mind. I can't even talk on the phone and shop for groceries....fail!
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It was a perfect day. The weather was overcast and it kept the typically intense St. George sun at bay all day. We made our way around town and ended up at the splash park. It was all I could do to keep this fiesty little girl from going all in--my mistake for not bring the bathing suits!

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That night we gathered around with a couple thousand of our closest friends lining the streets to shoot off some fireworks. Once again we watched the city put on an amazing show from our balcony. It was dualing shows between the rodeo stadium 2 blocks in front of us and the distant Dixie rock a few miles in the distance. The show went on for a good 30 minutes and we were pretty darn impressed. Our kids slept through the all the jaw-vibrating explosions and even the firetruck sirens, and firecrackers that went on well past midnight. Happy Independence Day America!


5 comments:

Ora said...

YAY for festive clothes! We did that too... even made Jay get involved. We missed the parades because of me but they will live lol. We need to get together over here at this splash pad.. I think you would love it... it's squirty but has a tiny canal spot to splash in as well. One of these days... one of these days!

Christine said...

That sounds like such a great day! The parade and fireworks from your house? Awesome!!!

The Standrings said...

joie you crack me up. those are just growing aren't they? they are so cute!

Cynthia said...

Glad Adam took a break to celebrate the 4th with you guys. Lovin' Dempsey's outfit...and once again your pictures are so beautiful and crisp.
We were in Parowan for the Holiday and wished we would have had time to stop by and say hello.

Katherine Vincent said...

I have heard that the fire works in SG are great. When Sean and Tawna had Drake it was just a couple of days before New Years Eve. We made it down there for New Years Eve, and they had awsome firwork show at midnight. That is totaly cool that you dont have to fight the before and after trafic of a paraide. It was brought to you. YES!!! The picture of you, and your daughter in the water looks like a cool place. where is that? Oh yha and if I can wing it count me in on Wicked! I would love that.