4th of july 2010

we spent the 4th in richfield again this year.  as with most (if not all?) cities in the state, the 4th was celebrated on the 5th.  perhaps state agencies just wanted monday off?   i guess celebrating saturday, the 3rd, wouldn't have given them an extra day out of the office :)  whatever, it worked for me - giving weston one more day to the weekend :)

watching the parade in the bright morning sun

 

kate kept her shades on for most of the parade

 

annie, oliver, and chad

waiting to catch candy

showing kate how to snag the goods - for some reason she just wasn't very aggressive about this...

holding her "bear circle" - smokey the bear was tossing out frisbees

after the parade, we joined up with the rest of the town of central and had lunch at their celebration in the park.  it was a delicious lunch of burgers, fruits, veggies, salads, and frozen treats.  kate did a great job in her race this year (she was so very excited and kept asking, "did i run so fast, mama?")  

weston ran in his age bracket (30 to 79) and i think he won!

 

it was a tight finish between him and brad - but you can see him out in front at the finish line here

(he's the head in the middle of the picture)

annie and oliver

 

chris

sophie sporting kate's glasses

chad in the sun

kate's red popsicle lips - headed home from the park

we stayed in town to watch the fireworks and then headed home to PG that night.  kate and sophie had a lot of fun with grandpa's box of sparklers before things started and they entertained each other with giggles and screaming "POP!!!" during the show.  we had a great weekend with family and food, and of course some golf, and are so grateful for the country in which we live!!!