the land that i love

i look forward to celebrating independence day every year. it's a magical swirl of hot dogs, sparklers, parades, flags, homemade rootbeer, & it's nice to take a break & soak in all the patriotism. sometimes it reminds me of spirit week in high school. we wore our colors, painted our faces & shouted pride for our class. maybe that's why i was spirit leader @ school & why i ADORE the 4th of july. we're a part of something bigger than ourselves & i happened to enjoy shouting pride for just about anything.


we spent the 4th in idaho falls & it was the perfect day i was hoping for. the men went golfing in the morning while renee, ellery, & i went to the IF parade. bagpipers, clowns, floats, dogs, marching bands, bikers, balloons, & sirens. ellery's reaction: ahhh! new red socks!! haha! priceless.

we had a bbq @ the hills that afternoon with every all-american trimming. delish. then off to the chuckars game (minor league baseball) with sunflower seeds, cotton candy, & dancing with charlie the chuckar. the next stop was fighting for a spot down by the river for the amazing fireworks show. best, brightest, & biggest west of the mississippi if you believe austin's pitch. :)

so get out those sparklers & be proud!