Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July! We had a great day! We stayed home until after Ben woke up from his nap and then we headed downtown for the festivities.

First up was the car show, which wasn't all that snazzy this year. Then we headed over to the kiddie stuff. Ben and I got to go on the barrel rides and Mike took Ashley on the Pony rides. They both had a blast.


Then we headed over to Applebee's where we grabbed some lunch in an air conditioned building. Very welcomed by all! While we were there we noticed that someone had left their beagle in their truck. We were bothered by that considering it was 80+ outside. We went in and got lunch and when we came back out the dog was still there. This just made us angry so we called the cops. Then waited there for them to come. By this time we had witnessed the dog in there for nearly 2 hours. Frustratingly they looked at the dog and said the windows were slightly cracked and the dog, although hot was not in distress. Ugggh, just think of how hot it was inside the car on an 80+ day, not good animal owner behavior. The cops said they would drive by frequently to check on him. Poor doggie.

After that we headed over to Target as we had already seen most of the festivities. The kids both walked out of target with new batting helmets....a plastic bat....and a bag of wiffle balls. The helmets were overkill, I know. But Ashley picked hers out, put it on, and told daddy she was ready to play "basket ball". It won his heart, and his wallet. So he picked out a blue one for Benny too!

Then we headed back over to the river for the fireworks. It was already past the kids bedtime so we weren't sure what to expect.



We picked a spot on a big hill. (Thinking back now, I would have rathered a spot on flat ground with kiddies). The kids enjoyed the fireworks but were both pushing the limits of bedtime. We ended up staying until 11pm when the fireworks ended and both kids were done. I think they were both passed out in the van within 5 minutes of leaving.