Wednesday, July 6, 2011

4th of July Fun

This year we had a very low key 4th, which I suppose isn't any different from every other year!! 

We got home late Sunday night from a day filled with sun, swimming, and family so we didn't "plan ahead" for Monday.  At 8:30am Madison asked if Eagan had a parade.  Pete found the flier they sent out detailing ALL of the events at EaganFest and yes, it started at 10am!  Needless to say it was a mad house here as we all had to shower and get dressed.  We left TOTALLY unprepared.  The only thing my half functioning brain thought of was for Madison to put sunscreen on. 

So we hopped in the car and make the 1 mile drive over to Central Park.  Once we parked and started walking, it dawned on me "It's hot out, we should have brought something to drink as we will be in the sun the whole time".  After about 10 minutes of walking (with "pregnant lady" as Pete calls me trying to keep up with them) we found a spot on a corner near the end of the parade route.  Once we got our blanket situated, we sent Pete to the BP to get drinks!  He wasn't too thrilled to be walking more, but we needed something.

The Parade was great but the only downfall of being at the end is almost every float was out of candy.  Madison still brought home a decent amount of stuff. 

Pink, White, and Blue

After a few hours of cooling off at home, we headed back over to the carnival.  My favorite ride of all time is the Tilt-A-Whirl so it was hard to sit and watch as Pete and Madison went on!  :(




We ended the night with The Dweebs concert and some fireworks.



Madison got her glo bracelet and glasses from Claire one of the lead singers of The Dweebs.  She was pretty excited about that.






The fireworks lasted for a full 30 minutes and they did not disappoint! 

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