Rexburg does a ‘large’ 4th of July Parade down Main Street. Like some crazy parade lovers, Ben and I went an hour and a half early- so that we could get a good seat. The parade was WAY bigger this year then in the past- there were a lot of people there watching. Parades, we’ve decided, are large walking advertisements, yet they are worth it because they give away a lot of free stuff. There are two main ‘floats’ that make the whole experience worth it indefinitely and this year NEITHER of them were there. We love the Reed’s Dairy’s float because they pass out free Chocolate milk (but because there were SO many people this year- they didn’t). And we love the Ray’s Car washing float- because they have all their car washing boys do a dance in the middle of the road. But even without those two floats, it was still really fun to go to the parade.
We went to Grandma Lewis’ house in Idaho Falls for lunch. She made homemade fried chicken and pasta salad. It was so good. Then we got to spend time helping her around the house and talking with her. It is so fun to spend time with her and get to know her better.
After eating with grandma we went to the Greenbelt (the river right outside the Idaho Falls Temple) where we met with some old roommates and friends. We had a barbeque, played games and had lots of fun. Ben and I staked out a spot (with blankets and chairs) before we went to Grandma’s house so we got an okay spot. People here will stake out spots the night before to get prime firework viewing. Our spot was good, but there were a couple of tree branches in the way. The fireworks show in Idaho Falls are said to be the best show west of the Mississippi River. They have the show set to patriotic music (that we had blaring on a radio) so it is really touching and emotional. The fireworks are also set off above the river- so it looks really neat. It was so wonderful to watch the fireworks and remember those who died for our freedom.
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