Right before going to Star S Ranch, we went to Soda Springs for their 4th of July festivities. Cave spelunking, parades, candy collecting, great fireworks, and next year Trent and I will enter into the Volleyball tournament.
Trina, her 2 girls and my 2 boys on our way to the caves.
Laura out-running the storm. Hurry!
Driving through town, we came across Mater! Someone had converted their old tow truck into Mater and of course we had to go meet him up close and personal.
Right outside the old Hotel/Museum is the man made geyser. Not quite as big as old Faithful but impressive the same. Does your city have its own geyser?? ;)
B likes the swings, but only if with someone else. "Hey Mom! Check me out!"
B found some wheels! That wouldn't be yellow caution tape telling people to stay out. Trent said this contraption used to have springs below it and would bounce back when he was a kid.
Happiness is being behind a wheel.
I think it was a mining company that had a station set up in the park during the festivities with some gold coins for the kids to 'mine'. B was playing in the sand when the man threw the coins in and all the kids jumped into the sand. He's probably wondering why all these people encroached in his sand, digging like mad.
Fire engines starting the parade off. B is excited. All the trucks and wagons that come by throw candy out to the kids to collect. You can see them running out in the street to grab as much candy as possible.
As I said....for the kids to collect...
ALOT of people gather for this parade that spans quite a big chunk of the city.
Cousin Jack excited about the free sugar being thrown at him.
Cousins Laura, Sarah and Aspen. Also pretty giddy.
Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Trina (who has future cousin Patricia in belly)
Mom, when's the next candy truck coming by?
Thinking these candy cars could come a little closer together...so much wait time.
Trent helping Brenden pick out the 'good' stuff....or Trent's favorites.
A mini bull and the kids who will try not to get bucked off...good luck.
See the bear in red uniform in the distance? B was staring this guy down till he got too close...
...and then B went hiding behind his Daddy. Just like Steph used to do whenever she saw something big and in uniform/costume.
A nice lady trying to help B get some good candy....little did she know that his Dad is already on top of that and needs no further assistance.
This nice lady from above picture knew someone from one of the cars in the parade. The girl in the parade tried to throw a frozen otterpop to the nice lady...but couldn't quite make it to the lady and it pegged Brenden right on the neck. For me as the mom, the whole thing went in slow motion and I saw the otterpop heading right towards B's poor, unsuspecting neck and yet I was too far to knock it away. B's first parade battle scar. It actually tore quite deep into his flesh (frozen sugar water in frozen plastic isn't very soft) and made the little guy cry for a bit. Should have seen the girls face when she realized that she nailed a little kid with her throw. She was very sorry.
A little sad to see the parade end. He had collected quite a sack full of candy...think he got much of it with Trent around? I had to hide the bag to ration the amount of sugar these 2 dudes were consuming so that it wasn't gone all in one day.
This type of candy collecting sure beats Halloween. In Halloween you have to do all the work-putting on a costume and going door to door; but here, there's no dressing up required and the candy comes flying to you...sometimes as a direct hit:)
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