We began the day by playing outside! We had so much fun. We pulled out the slip n' slide, the pool, and of course, the hose! Yeah. It was great. The kids had a blast, we had a blast, and wow, we were all exhausted.
look he's flying! (he was okay)
liz loves the hose all to herself
just like supergirl!
look, mom played too!
Later that night, we went to our local park here. The base used to do the fireworks display, but the community here in Sumter decided to take it over. They did a great job as far as I'm concerned.
We played on all the blow-up activities we could find:
Joe did such a great job climbing this huge tower!
Evie climbed straight up this without ever having done anything like it before!
Eve and Joe flew around on a helicopter ride and then Liz, Joe, and Eve all went on the little train. It was so cute and the kids all had a great time.
watching as they go round and round
Daddy bought us the most gigantic snow cone I've ever seen and we all shared it.
Later as we finished the activities, we grabbed some fun light-up stuff. Liz got a necklace, Evie a butterfly wand that sings the most annoying song in Japanese (yes, Japanese), and Joe got a gun that shoots a ton of bubbles and lights up at the same time. He still loves it!
Next, we found a comfy spot in the middle of the park in front of the stage with the live band. Great music, by the way. We spread out our blanket, set up our camp chairs, and played a bit while Chris grabbed us something yummy to eat. He came back just in time for Evie to find a puppy from the next family over. The kids were enthralled. (our pet dreams were dashed this month when we were finally ready. the landlord said no to getting a dog.)
We ate fantastic hamburgers and awesome french fries. He was especially nice and I got a great steak fajita and an elephant ear. Never had an elephant ear before. It was super yummy and not nearly as messy as a funnel cake. We all split it and just before the fireworks started (behind us, of course) we all finished another snow cone!
The fireworks display was wonderful. So many fireworks and only a few of the loud cannon-like bangs. The kids loved it. They were so good. Eventually we ended up all together in two chairs. From right to left: Lizzy sat in the front seat of the stroller, Evie sat on my lap in the camp chair, then Joseph sat on one of daddy's legs while Ally sat on the other in Chris' camp chair. The chairs were just close enough that while I held hands with Lizzy so she wouldn't be scared, I could also hold hands with my husband. It was such a great family moment; one of those kodak moments you see in the movies. A great experience and a great memory.
happy 1st 4th of July, Alexandra!
You'd think things were over then right? No. We still had to get out of the park! I had brought the kids' jammies, so I changed them all into their night clothes and handed each one their blanket and special sleepy toy. Ally got a bottle. Chris turned on quiet music for the kids and then listened to a podcast with earphones. I sat outside in the warm night air and read my book while we waited. We only waited about 30min before we were able to go on home. The kids were either sleeping or resting quietly all the way home. We got home and put everyone to bed, including ourselves.
What a fun way to spend a holiday.
*we still missed the Pendergrass family terribly and thought of them the whole day long! Miss you.
2 comments:
Looks like a lot of fun. I'm glad you guys were able to have the day together as a family.
Wow Tamyra, this was a really good entry too! I had already forgot about most of that, this is why it is fun to be a big family.
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