4th of July!

Yesterday we had a wonderful day. We started the morning by going to Caldwell's 4th of July parade. I was surprised at how easy it was to get there and leave because it wasn't to crowded in the area that we went. The kids of course loved the parade and enjoyed seeing the horses, firetrucks, and all the other floats.
After the parade Rachel and I went and picked cherries and left Tim with the kids. He did a great job keeping the kids entertained. I was surprised at how how much he fit into such a small time period. We were only gone for an hour. He even helped feed the kids. Joe was home by then so he helped too.
Everyone relaxed for the afternoon while the kids took naps. I was busy making homemade Hot Dog and Hamburger Buns so that Emily could eat them. Tim helped me make some mini pies too.
After the kids woke up from naps we went to the Caldwell City Pool to go swimming because they have free swimming on the fourth of July. We had a lot of fun. Especially because we got to see Jared working. We swam about 30 minutes and then they had to clear the pool because a child had pooped in it.
Then we went back to our house and my parents came over and we all ate dinner. After dinner we did water bottle rockets with a rocket launcher that my dad had built that morning. It was so fun to see, and I think that Emily loved it most of all. It was amazing how high we could get them. I was a little worried that they were going to land on our neighbors cars though because they kept heading that direction. They wouldn't have hurt anything, but I didn't want them to get upset.
After the rockets we headed over to Melba to watch their city fireworks. They were really good, but I think that we will stay closer to home next time. Getting out of Melba was kind of crazy because there was so many people that had come in from out of town.
By the time we got home last night we were all exhausted and ready for bed. It was a fun day.