The 4th of July in Menan is a big deal :) My mom grew up here and most of her siblings still live here! Aunt Laura drove over from Boise, so we really did get to see almost everyone! We drove to Menan on Tuesday evening. Megan and her family were so gracious to double their family size for a few days and allow us to crash in her basement. The kids definitely enjoyed the ability to run and play with any toys they wanted! Their house is big, so we had plenty of space to spread out! Kenna and Zachey shared rooms with Isabelle and Hyrum (at least the first night ;) The girls did great, but Zachey wandered in to James and Megan's room at 6am one morning, so we moved him downstairs the last night.
Every morning we were treated to monster smoothies and really had just a wonderful time! Thanks to our gracious hosts! We even got a chance to sort of play cards one night...a treat that we rarely get with three little ones, and I think Josh got James addicted to Minecraft....sorry Megan!
The 4th we finally got to see everyone. Megan brought over these water toys, and they were a hit! We started the day at the festival outside the church. There was face painting, games, and surprisingly good food! Grayson took the longest nap in history...like 4 hours! And the kids all had fun playing in the water! Kendra has three kids, two of which are close in age to Megan's and ours, so plenty of fun to be had.
We played board games on blankets in the yard....team Skinner/Shoemaker dominated Guesstures!
Look at these two silly girls...they had so much fun together, wish we got to see cousin Isa more often!
waiting for the parade to start
hmmm, only in Idaho...although this would also happen in Iowa LOL
The face paint was so worth the $3.00 :)
Synchronized horse riding, it was pretty impressive!
FINALLY Grayson got up from his nap...he enjoyed the water too
What is this pose?
The kids had an ABSOLUTE meltdown before fireworks. Kenna's pants were too tight, then she burned her finger on a sparkler, Zachey was tired....but once they started they did okay. It was the longest show I remember, almost 45 minutes...not bad for a little town of 1000 people!
SPARKLERS!!
My family is so amazing. Each night a different family hosted dinner. We had pizza, barbeque, smores, Aunt Diana's famous mexican food, the most delicious desserts. It seemed like the week flew by, but was so good to see everyone, hear what all the cousins are up to and just have time to catch up! We are going to try and make this an annual affair. Hopefully we can work in more of Yellowstone as the kids get older. I have such fond memories of the park, hope they will too! Happy 4th to all!!
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