Happy independence.

Fourth of July was great. It was pretty simple. Jared spent $25 on "illegal" fireworks at an indian reservation. I honestly don't know why they are illegal, and I really can't tell you why Jared spent money on them. The name bottle rocket sounds so much cooler than the actual event really is. These things spark a little and shoot about 50 feet in the air. that is it. No explosion or anything. WOOHOO, I guess I am not as excited, because I am not of the male species. I will never understand. This picture is of Jared lighting one of his "fireworks."

Then we went to idaho falls and sat by the river across from the temple for 6 hours waiting for the fireworks to start. Jared was bored, but i really enjoyed relaxing by the river and not having to worry about anything. I had fun. Jared's brother Jamison came to visit, and played with Kroten while we sat and relaxed by the river.
Jamison held Kroten for the whole fireworks show. we all thought Kroten would either sleep through the whole thing or cry through it. Turns out he did neither. He was wide awake the whole time, and I think he was really watching some of it. Jamison made sure to cover his ears when the loud booms were coming.