We came home for a bit, and I went out for a 5.5 mile run in 90* heat, with 90% humidity. It was not the smartest thing I did all day, but it was going to be a busy week, and that was literally the only time I had to get a run in!
At about 4 pm we went down to Baker park to check out the festivities.
We wanted to check out a u2 Tribute band that was playing, and fortunately, they were right next to the kids fun zone, so we were able to walk around with the kids while listening to some U2.
We met up with Kyle and Kenny Oswald and the boys loved playing with Kenny all afternoon.
This year all of the activities in the Kid Zone were free, which was very nice. They boys waited in line after line to go through all of these blow up bouncy things. They loved it!
There was also a martial arts school there doing shows and demonstrations. Nate and Graham and Kenny went up at one point to participate. They had a ton of fun kicking that little red thing in the guy's hand.
We finished out the afternoon watching the RC cars. They could have stood there for a long time doing that! If we had more time, we would have gotten in line to have a turn at the control.
After the park, we went over to Burger King for a very gourmet dinner.
Our plans for the fireworks changed about 16 times throughout the day, and when the time finally came, we just kind of headed out, later than we should have, to find a place to watch them. As we were looking for a parking spot, we noticed a bunch of people on the top of the parking garage at the hospital, so we headed up there. Between the time that we entered the garage and the time we got up to the top, it had started to rain. The kids were not happy about the rain, but they wanted to see the fireworks enough that they wanted to stay, so between our one umbrella, and a semi-waterproof blanket, we stuck it out for a very short little show. They boys made the decision that next year we would go to the fireworks as long as it was not raining. :) Good choice. It was really the first time that we have taken the boys to see fireworks, and I'm glad that this can now be a part of our 4th of July tradition.
We wanted to check out a u2 Tribute band that was playing, and fortunately, they were right next to the kids fun zone, so we were able to walk around with the kids while listening to some U2.
We met up with Kyle and Kenny Oswald and the boys loved playing with Kenny all afternoon.
This year all of the activities in the Kid Zone were free, which was very nice. They boys waited in line after line to go through all of these blow up bouncy things. They loved it!
There was also a martial arts school there doing shows and demonstrations. Nate and Graham and Kenny went up at one point to participate. They had a ton of fun kicking that little red thing in the guy's hand.
We finished out the afternoon watching the RC cars. They could have stood there for a long time doing that! If we had more time, we would have gotten in line to have a turn at the control.
After the park, we went over to Burger King for a very gourmet dinner.
Our plans for the fireworks changed about 16 times throughout the day, and when the time finally came, we just kind of headed out, later than we should have, to find a place to watch them. As we were looking for a parking spot, we noticed a bunch of people on the top of the parking garage at the hospital, so we headed up there. Between the time that we entered the garage and the time we got up to the top, it had started to rain. The kids were not happy about the rain, but they wanted to see the fireworks enough that they wanted to stay, so between our one umbrella, and a semi-waterproof blanket, we stuck it out for a very short little show. They boys made the decision that next year we would go to the fireworks as long as it was not raining. :) Good choice. It was really the first time that we have taken the boys to see fireworks, and I'm glad that this can now be a part of our 4th of July tradition.
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