Fourth of July Madness

What a fun filled and patriotic day we had! First the pancake breakfast at the church, with lots of good food and friends. Then the kid parade after that, with Ammon and Shayla going round and round and round the church parking lot with all the other kids on their bikes. Even Liam went around a few times with me running and trying to keep up with the bikers. Josh was happy to admire the chaos from the sidelines. Smart move Josh.

After a quick mid morning nap, we were off to a small town for the little fair they put on each year. There was a ton of stuff for the kids to do for free, the favorites I think were the inflatable jumpy toys and the pony rides. I was a little partial to the mariachi band that was performing. Viva la wait...isn't it the Fourth?

Then the parade, which was so small town it was great! Horses, kids on wagons, people throwing lots and lots of candy, especially Melanie Roach, we hit the jackpot with her. Actually, Liam showed me that I hit the jackpot when he squirted me with his...uh...well, lets just say we had to change his outfit and mine. It was quite the job. After a dinner at McDonalds, we sensed we were all a little on the tired (and may I say the tiniest of the tiny bit grouchy?!) side, so we got a few little fireworks and headed home to light them off in the driveway. The kids loved the fireworks, especially the snakes (one of my favorites) and the fountains. Then our neighbor Mark came out with his very large haul of fireworks and lit up the sky for the next hour or so. The kids LOVED watching all the fireworks, and being able to help pick out which firework was next was just out of this world. I retreated to the house after a mosquito attack, and watched the end of a firework show on tv while the kids finished things out. All in all it was a great day from start to finish and we all went to bed absolutely dog tired that night.