I know, it's a bit strange, but it's true, we do have a huge 4th of July celebration here. There are enough Americans around to make it a very, very large event.
We couldn't believe how big it was, or how many people there were! There were even full up carnival rides. We told the boys they could pick one ride, and surprise, surprise, they chose the "choo choo." So we payed our money and let them go... only after they got on did we realize that most of the other parents were riding with their kids. We were too cheap for that (great parenting at work.)
So when little e started to scream in terror, he was on his own (well, he had N to help him out I suppose, but he was wearing his hearing protection, so he probably couldn't hear his little brother screaming!) You can see that he wasn't to thrilled with the ride.
However when it was over he ran up to me and said, "I have good day on choo choo mommy!" Go figure.
Then it was dinner time, we were still pretty close to the loud carnival rides, so N thought he still needed his ear muffs on. You can't be too careful!
Finally we found the bouncy castles where we camped out for the rest of the evening and let the boys bounce the night away. There was this one where kids could get on and try to push each other off pedestals with this padded bar. N wanted to do it, so E went with him. It's hard to tell in the little picture, but N is laughing hysterically. I think he thought pushing his daddy over was pretty much the funniest thing he had ever done!
Get the Rocky theme ready!
There was also free face painting, so we thought we'd let the boys try. They've never had their faces painted before, and e's lasted like eight minutes before he smeared it all over himself. N did manage to keep his for the rest of the night.
The cutest puppy ever...
One darling kitty cat...
Finally, to finish off the night we watched a concert by "Tops in Blue" which is always a family favorite, and then waited for the fireworks. One little boy thought the fireworks were OK, the other one was absolutely terrified. He was literally shaking with fear. Even with his hearing protection on, he wanted no part of that. He clug to daddy, looking the other way, and most of the time even covered his eyes. I felt so bad for him... but I did manage to get this adorable picture of my little scared kitty!
5 comments:
It is so cool that you do such fun things with your family. Thanks for sharing. Wish we were close enough to watch them grow more often. How about a picture of mom occasionally?
How fun! I'm glad you were able to celebrate in style! (Rocky style, but hey...) Bummer that N didn't like the fireworks. It took our neighbor's son until he was 6 to get over his extreme fear of fireworks. Now where do you suppose N got a pair of "mickey mouse ears" (ear protection)? Ha! :-)
We still look back at our 4th of July celebrations in England as some of the best, strange isn't it?
Pictures of mom are hard to come by when she's the one taking the pictures!
And M, we actually did buy those ourselves!
hmm...maybe I should look into some "ear protection" for Adeline. She thinks the ice cream truck is too noisy.
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