My Aunt who passed away back in May lived along the Ralston, NE 4th of July parade route and every 4th of July was her chance to host the family for a wild party.  This year, we gathered one last time before the house is sold to have a good time.  Ralston is a suburb of Omaha.

Most years, the parade is nearly 2 hours long and draws 40,000 plus.  This year, the rain kept people away and kept the parade to an hour:

Omaha Shriners:

My 8 year old son.  The baby teeth are starting to drop like flies now  :shock:

Doing sparklers with a neighbor boy.  Sparklers are about the only legal "fireworks" you can have in Iowa  :roll:

Double rainbow the evening of July 5th: