Did you notice the kids are wearing matching shirts? One night while we were enjoying entertainment on the square we noticed the 4th of July committee was selling "I Love Rupert" t-shirts. So as a show of solidarity (and because we really do love Rupert) we bought a few. The kids proceeded to wear them for the next 3 days straight. Apparently they love Rupert a lot!!
I should have taken more pictures of the kids during the 4th of July Parade, but I just got so enthralled with watching them that I forgot! For a tiny town like Rupert they sure do know how to put on a great celebration. The kids were absolutely thrilled with the parade. Many different floats gave out candy, otter pops, buttons, stuffed animals, fans, water bottles, etc. so the kids came home with a bag full of goodies. The parade always begins with a flyover from some type of army aircraft. This year was a low and slow flyby by a large C-4 aircraft. As you can imagine, Jack was completely captivated and squealed with delight, "ane, Mom, ane!" (that's "plane, Mom, plane" for those of you who don't speak Jackanese). Our stake entered a float which won "Best Use of Theme" (Hooray for the Red, White, and Blue). It was a scene of the signing of the Declaration of Independence complete with actors portraying several of our founding fathers. It was pretty impressive! The parade route is just two blocks from our house, so our friends, the Bairs, let us set up chairs on their curb and watch the parade in the shade. What a fun day - further evidence that small town life is the life for me.
