Holiday Hangover

I got up yesterday and made patriotic pancakes before Brent headed out for his last day baling in Swan Valley. (It was supposed to be finished the previous day, but the baler broke
down.) Hudson and I did some laundry and then we got ready and headed into the parade in Idaho Falls. It took awhile for the parade to reach us so Hudson played in the water running down the side of the curb and with the ants. Once the parade finally reached us, Hudson was entertained. He seemed to like it. After the parade, my family was one the phone with one another for about and hour planning a get together. We finally decided to meet at the Massacre Rocks boat dock for a river party. Since Brent was still gone, Hudson and I rode down with Nikkala and Chod. Everyone was there except Brent. The facility wasn't the best (the grass was sparse and brown) and the weather was overcast, but we still managed to have a good time. Chod grilled the burgers and brats. Dad assumed his position behind the wheel of the Blue Ghetto. Mom tended her boys. And we all did our share of eating and playing. Hudson fell asleep on the way to Blackfoot. He went right back to sleep when I moved him to our car. Once home, I put his jammies on and changed his diaper while he slept. So instead of dragging him into the line of fire for the Melaleuca fireworks, we put him in the carseat and drove to Haney's corner and watched the fireworks from there.