Showing posts with label 4th of July. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4th of July. Show all posts
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Family, Fun, Food and Fireworks!
Last weekend we all packed up and went to Fillmore to spend the 4th of July with Rob's family. Rob's Grandpa Max was the Grand Marshall of the parade and most of the family was there. We had so much fun and ate TONS of FABULOUS food!
My kids had a great time playing with all their cousins and riding bikes and squirting each other with squirt guns. The adults had a great time hanging out with each other.
I took 2 vacation days, so we went up Thursday and got all unpacked. Friday morning we got up and headed to Delta for a quick trip so Rob could check out the air conditioning in my moms truck. We got back to Fillmore before lunch. After lunch we decorated the kids bikes and scooters for the kids parade that evening.
Saturday was pretty packed, but a ton of fun. I was in charge of Breakfast that morning so Rob and I got everything put out and cleaned up. After that was the parade, which was a ton of fun. I don't think I have ever seen that much candy at a parade. The kids had a blast chasing after the candy and getting squirted with water guns. After lunch Rob and I took the kids to the park to check out the booths and games there. The kids each got to ride the big slide and then Jordyn and Si both got dunked in the dunk tank. After the park we watched the Talent Show that Jordyn and Skylar put together. It was so fun! Jordyn even got up there and sang a song all by herself. I was pretty impressed!! That afternoon the kids and I took a little nap and then it was off to the fireworks. They were great! Max was pretty scared of them, but everyone else liked them. We were a bit too close cuz about halfway through the wind shifted and debris and coals (not hot) started falling on us. Right at the end it started raining, so we hightailed it out of there!
Sunday morning we started to pack up and then hung out til lunch/dinner was ready. After eating we headed home :(
Here are some pictures
My kids had a great time playing with all their cousins and riding bikes and squirting each other with squirt guns. The adults had a great time hanging out with each other.
I took 2 vacation days, so we went up Thursday and got all unpacked. Friday morning we got up and headed to Delta for a quick trip so Rob could check out the air conditioning in my moms truck. We got back to Fillmore before lunch. After lunch we decorated the kids bikes and scooters for the kids parade that evening.
Saturday was pretty packed, but a ton of fun. I was in charge of Breakfast that morning so Rob and I got everything put out and cleaned up. After that was the parade, which was a ton of fun. I don't think I have ever seen that much candy at a parade. The kids had a blast chasing after the candy and getting squirted with water guns. After lunch Rob and I took the kids to the park to check out the booths and games there. The kids each got to ride the big slide and then Jordyn and Si both got dunked in the dunk tank. After the park we watched the Talent Show that Jordyn and Skylar put together. It was so fun! Jordyn even got up there and sang a song all by herself. I was pretty impressed!! That afternoon the kids and I took a little nap and then it was off to the fireworks. They were great! Max was pretty scared of them, but everyone else liked them. We were a bit too close cuz about halfway through the wind shifted and debris and coals (not hot) started falling on us. Right at the end it started raining, so we hightailed it out of there!
Sunday morning we started to pack up and then hung out til lunch/dinner was ready. After eating we headed home :(
Here are some pictures
Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy 4th of July!
I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July! I know we did! We tried to get up early, but that didn't happen (as usual!) and go to the lake. We did go to the lake, though, and had a BLAST!!! Si rode the tube first and did really well. I tried to talk Jordyn into it, but she wasn't going for it, so I jumped in and went for a ride. It was fun. Rob was nice and didn't drive crazy and I stayed on til my arms started to hurt. After that we took a few more spins around the lake and then we put the anchor down and all 6 of us jumped in the water and swam around for a long time. The kids loved that. I told Rob I need a water camera so I can take pictures of the kids playing on the shore where we went. To get to it you have to swim, so I wasn't taking my camera there.
Jake kept "swimming" in the shallows, Si and Max had fun climbing the rocks and then getting back in the water. Si was trying to show Max how to skip rocks and the best way to splash people. Jordyn kept swimming back to the boat, climbing in and jumping back in the water. I don't know how many times she did that. Rob and I just floated along in the water, watching the kids and enjoying ourselves. It was a great day.
We got home in just enough time for me to shower and get to work. I think we are going to bbq on Sunday and then do fireworks that night.
So, what did you do for your 4th?
Jake kept "swimming" in the shallows, Si and Max had fun climbing the rocks and then getting back in the water. Si was trying to show Max how to skip rocks and the best way to splash people. Jordyn kept swimming back to the boat, climbing in and jumping back in the water. I don't know how many times she did that. Rob and I just floated along in the water, watching the kids and enjoying ourselves. It was a great day.
We got home in just enough time for me to shower and get to work. I think we are going to bbq on Sunday and then do fireworks that night.
So, what did you do for your 4th?
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