i had never been to provo...

until the fourth of july a few days ago.

hannah invited aaron, ryan and i to go sleep on the streets of provo  for the parade on the 5th.

so of course, we did.

i got to meet most of hannah's wonderful family, chill with good friends all night, put my sleeping bag to good use, and i got to see what all the buzz is about.

they start the day out with a 5k and a 10k that was fun to watch.. the parade lasted a couple hours and was a blast.but my favorite part:

was watching the hot air balloons over provo.

it was beautiful.

here are some more pictures from the parade:

where we slept.

so much fun! this years fourth was my favorite of all.

i hope everyone else had a great holiday!