Happy Birthday America!!

We love the 4th of July and all the celebrations.

And what would the 4th be without a parade?

We love to see the jets (or helicopter for this year) as they fly over the parade route, the American flag, the military, the floats, the candy, and being with family.

Emylie wasn't very fond of the sirens on the fire trucks at the beginning of the parade. She covered her ears and got Grandma to help. She enjoyed all the other bands and bagpipes. She even did a little dancing.

Emylie loves temples and got excited as she saw this float coming with a temple on it.

Emylie saying, "temple, temple"

It's the yogotogo float. A family favorite. :) If you haven't been to yogotogo you need to stop by one of their locations (Centerville and Kaysville). Yummy - cake batter yogurt with snickers and raspberries. My mouth is watering. You can make your own creation - you don't have to get what I do ;)
All the kids enjoyed getting the candy. Emylie even got in on it. "I want one," she would say. Or if one came by her, "get it, get it." She had a good collection and was happy just to hang onto the bag. I wish the other kids didn't want to eat their candy collection. :)
The evening of the 4th we went to the fireworks. Emylie wasn't sure of those either. She started out covering her ears and saying, "wow", "beautiful", "wow", then I think it got to be to much and she said, "go home now, go..go." My brother asked her after if she liked the fireworks and wanted to go see some more. She turned away from him and wouldn't talk to him anymore. lol.