4th of July

This year, for the 4th of July, we went out to Kevin's parents house for a BBQ and decided to stop by the nearby Riverton Park and see what fun they had at their annual carnival. We noticed right away that they didn't have the same company or kind of rides and games as last year. This year, they had more of mechanical carnival games as opposed to blow ups and inflatable games. It was so incredibly hot outside, so I decided to purchase a drink for us to cool down a degree or two. After spending what felt like my entire paycheck, I took my two drinks and waited in line for tickets so the kids could ride a couple of the rides. The line was so long, the tickets were so expensive, the weather was sweltering and the $16 in lemonade just wasn't cutting it. Shaunasee, Julie, Kevin and I told the kids that they could each ride two rides and then we were leaving. Much to my surprise, Trace decided to ride the swings and another legs-over-the-edge ride. He had a great time and said he even said he wanted to ride some more. However, about 15 minutes later, the other kids went to check out the area with some booths with more items for sale, Trace stopped at a garbage can and proceeded to lose his cookies over and over. Poor kid! Everyone in the vicinity remarked on what he was doing. Some disgusted, some felt bad for the poor fella. After that, I was officially done with the 4th of July celebrations, time to head home. Maybe next year will be better.

The sour face from Trace is because of a recent popping of his balloon animal....tragedy!