Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Old Fashioned Fourth of July
Well we had a wonderful 4th of July. Our little town of Bettendorf has a parade every year. We got an awesome spot to watch from. The weather was great. It was drizzly all morning and not the oppressive heat that we have had the last little while. The kids loved all the candy that was thrown out to them. We saw several people we knew in the parade (that made me realize we have lived here quite a while now, 7 years now). To top it all off, Greg and Lizzy made the 6 0'clock local news because they were having such a good time. I guess we looked like the All-American family. It was so enjoyable. Then we came home and had lunch and while the kids had quiet time Greg and I were able to read for a little bit (Adam helped entertain Ben, while the girls slept). Then Greg took the kids to a little carnival, where rides were only 50 cents and where the kids got a free jump rope. Ben and I stayed home so Ben could have a nap (I got to read some more!). Then we went to our friends house for hamburgers and hot dogs and root beer floats. We even managed to play a little Settlers of Catan while the kids played. Lastly we went to the city's fireworks display in the park. The finale was awesome. There were so many fireworks that went off at the same time. It seemed like someone had blown up an arsenal of them or something. It was such a great day. One of the most relaxing and fun days we have had in a long time. It was wonderful to just have fun for one day. We love our town and are so grateful for all of the family friendly events they have each year on the fourth of July, and other days of the year. Bettendorf, Iowa rocks man!!
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Sounds like a lot of fun to me! We had a BBQ, but that was about it. I guess I visited some friends I haven't seen in awhile. But we didn't even go see fireworks or anything because I didn't think Kathryn would care about them so we didn't want to keep her up later.... plus we didn't really know where to go! But, I'm glad you guys had such a good time.
There is nothing more beautiful than children at a parade! Something about the happiness and excitement in their faces and eyes is contagious.
I haven't read the blog for a while although I have to agree that though your sense of style for your hair is definitely more sophisticated than Lizzie's, your dad is right that she looks like her mom!
I hope little Ben is doing better and that all of the Finches are happy and well.
Love
Nancy and Dad, too!
Sounds awesome. Ours was pretty boring. We did get to see fireworks, but they stopped in the middle because they had started a fire! I didn't actually get to see the fire though.
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