After the parade this morning, our grandson rode home with me so he could spend time with “Grammy and Papa”. Our 6-year-old grandson and I convinced (it didn’t take much) my husband to go with us down to Riverfest at Snake River Landing to meet our grandson’s mommy and daddy. We loaded my husband’s wheelchair into the back of the pickup, gathered up a few snacks and water, and headed down to find a parking spot as close as we could get to the festivities. Today was our lucky day. We were able to find a place to park in the public parking lot closest to the grassy area. We found a great place to set up our chairs and throw the blankets down near the food vendors, port-a-potty(s), and most importantly near the the bank where the fireworks would be shot off to explode in the night sky.

We saw 5 of our 6 grandchildren and two of our three daughters, who all gathered with us for a while. Our oldest granddaughter played gin-rummy with her grandpa, while daughter #2 talked and talked and talked. Daughter #3 is always patient and sweet and kind to let daughter #2 just talk on and on. I love hearing them talk about their lives and their families. It makes my heart happy.

The wind started to pick up as the clouds rolled in, and the air began to cool. We decided we better head home early since we parked in a dirt parking lot. We did not want to try to roll the wheelchair through the mud if it started to rain hard. I am watching out my front window as I type this and can see the wind blowing quite hard. I hope it does not stop the festivities for tonight for those young ones that can stay and play no matter what the weather is!

I hope you did something fun today with family and/or friends to celebrate Independence Day, one of my favorite holidays!