Monday, September 17, 2012

fourth of july

so i always post about the allen celebration for the fourth of july (remember last year, and previous years?) this year it was our big party with paul included just before we left for colorado, so we made him play with the kids a lot--i don't think he minded ;)
some big hits this year include: the firetrucks (as ALWAYS a huge hit), 
afton in the fire truck, she loves to pose!
the RVs, which we didn't get a picture of, there were 2 big RVs on display trying to get people to want to rent them for their summer trips, and they were NICE!
Fishing:
lots of fishing:

rayna was the only one to actually catch anything, and she may have had some help, but it was still pretty cute!

chi tried some fishing too, but it was mostly for daddy
we also loved free slurpees, we got multiples, jumping on the springless trampoline, and of course, more firetrucks!
we did stay for the fireworks, and afton's getting big enough now that she's not scared of them, and rayna did fine as long as she sat with me and kept her earplugs in and covered with her hands, and my hands... malachi actually did great, he called them pretty flowers, though he wasn't a fan of the loud noises either. i'd have to say this years was the best fireworks show i've EVER seen :) i was really impressed, and it fit with the music really well. all in all, i'm calling it a success!

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