24th of July Float Preview Day

 One of the things I love to do in July, is go to the Float Preview Party.   Every year, before the huge 24th of July parade in Salt Lake, ALL the floats are put on display at the South Towne Expo Center.  It's free and you can walk around and see all the floats!  They are absolutely amazing and unexplainable - you just have to see them.  

They usually have little groups performing, it's nice and cool, they sell treats, have give-aways, and the kids love it.   This year, I took the girls and Becky came with me with her kids.  It was cute to see each float and stand in amazement at the creativity of people.  Wow!

I didn't really get pictures of the floats, but a few of the kids....

Brooklyn, Hannah, Hailey & Kate

 



 Kate

 

 Hannah - she never quite understood to just put her face on the hole - not her whole body :)

 

 Brooklyn

 

 getting suckers

 

 making bracelets - I love how Hailey refuses to be left out now.

 

Hannah

 



 This was the best we could do with all of 4 of them.  Kate was the only one fully cooperating.

 

 Kate

 

 Brooklyn

 

 

And then, we decided to wait in line for the kids to get a balloon.  As with all balloons, it's a long wait for something that is guaranteed to pop within 5 minutes, but we did it any way.

 

Well, low & behold, Brooklyn's balloon popped.  Here is the sequence...

 

 The "stem" of her flower just popped - she doesn't even realize it yet.

 

 She figures it out....

 

 She is just informed that there are no more balloons...

 

 

So, Kate gives her her balloon - she's happy again!  We are done and ready to go home, so we walk to the parking lot....

 

Low and behold, Kate's balloon pops.

 

 Brooklyn's reaction..

 

Then, amazingly, Hannah willingly offers Brooklyn her balloon and gives her a hug.  Making it all better - well, until that one popped on the way home.

 

 

Such great, fun, lasting memories!