Partying it up in Idaho!

We started off our 24th of July weekend with the parade in Bountiful. I was actually not feeling very well and went to the doctor right before. It turns out I just had an awful cold. I still made it to our festivities. The parade was busy, hot and crowded as usual.





We sat with our friends Trent and Angie and the Huggards. It was fun to watch the floats and be in the craziness of it all. Caymans highlight was when she got a glass slipper!! The parade was actually very short this year and lacked in candy throwing. I am not sure we will be back next year. We had a fun time though. After the parade Cory took the kids swimming and I went and grabbed a pizza. We ate and swam at the club house and then we watched the firework show from the pool. It was a fun night.


We woke up the next morning to drive to Idaho for my Skidmore family reunion. We arrived around noon and went to my sister Mel's new house. It is very darling and we had fun being shown around. Congrats to the new home owners Phil and Mel Ashton!! We then walked down the park where the reunion was being held. It was fun to see my aunts and uncles I haven't seen in years.


I got to talk to my best friend cousin Kami and Cayman got to play with her kids. We had a good time visiting and catching up. Cory and the guys played some ultimate frisbee and I wish I had gotten some pics but I didn't. It was a good picnic and some nice weather. After the park just my Skid family went to dinner and then to my dads. Miquel was visiting this weekend so we got to hang out with her too! Cayman loves to play with her. We got to play on the mini 4 wheelers, the tractor and the lawn mower. Yes, Cooper was adamant that he get to ride on the riding lawn mower.
It became the hit of the night especially after my dad hooked up the trailer, put on 4 lawn chairs and they drove it around the neighborhood like a parade float. Waving and all!! Pretty funny stuff.
Cooper loved riding on all the bikes and things.







Cayman just wanted to play in her house, the camp trailer. She would have stayed there all night too. We had fun playing around and there was only one casualty, Phil cut his leg on the 4 wheeler when him and Cory went off a little jump. This is their before picture! Pretty silly huh? We did a little birthday party for Cooper since my family won't be in Utah for his real one.


We had Toystory cupcakes, icecream and presents. He loved all his gifts. He got a cool Camero car that lights up, sounds, and moves all at the push of a button from Alli and Paul. He got Chuck the talking truck from Mel and Phil that moves and talks and does crazy turns and moves. He loved the toys. My dad and Carma got him some new summer clothes and money. It was a perfect pre-birthday even if Cooper had no idea what was going on. He loved opening the presents though. To end the night we had a firework show that Cory and Paul did. The 2 of them had bought a bunch of illegals in Utah and brought to Idaho. They were all illegals and my dad lives next to 2 cops. He went over and asked if we were okay to do them and the cops said yes and the show was on!! It was great!! What a great night!! The next morning we woke up and I didn't have much of a voice. My sickness was not getting better. I felt okay though and we went and picked up my Grandma Mead to spend the day with the family. We went to lunch at Buffaloes in Idaho Falls and then we went to the Tatphaus Park Zoo. The whole family went except for Carma and Miquel.






Although the Zoo was small, it had great animals. The monkeys were the hit of the show. It was like they knew people were there to see them and so they put on a show. It scared Cooper to death when they came right up to the window and one actually tried to kiss him through it. So funny!! Good things can't last forever, and so our day ended. We headed back to Utah and look forward to some relaxing at home.