The busiest day of the year....the.4th of July

This is the day that we start at about 7am and don't get home until midnight. This years agenda was get to Murray Park so the whole family can run in the Murray Fun Days 5 K and half mile run for the kids. 17 of 26 ran this year. The nine that didn't had some very good excuses, they were......5 months old, 3-2-and 2 years old, pregnant, and then the rest for a variety of reason, take your pick. Lazy-out of shape-sore feet and then my reason, I'm just smarter than the rest ! ! ! ! !
After prize drawings were won and medals awarded we watched the parade and then headed over to grandma Ericksons to have our annaul breakfast with Carolyn and Pats family.
After breakfast we headed over to Homecoming Ave. to slip-n-slide, small pool for the little ones, a trip up to the Village pool (boy did the 26 of us take over the pool) and then back to the house for grilled hamburgers with all the toppings, fruit, pop, creamies (didn't have time for homemade ice cream) and anything else you could find to eat.
Then at about 6 0'clock Lynda and I said, when you leave turn out the light and close the door. We left to pick up Kim and AJ to head up to the Oakley rodeo which we have gone to with AJ's family for the past 4 years. Those that got left, hung out until they headed back over to grandma Ericksons house to watch the Murray Park fireworks.
Home about midnight and then crash for what we hoped would be a good nights sleep.
the 4th of July has to be the busiest day for us of the entire year............

Grand kids and there medals with a couple of friends....

Kim (pregnant) and Lynda walking and running the 5K....

Breakfast at Grandma Ericksons with Pat and Carolyns family....

Slip-in-sliding at our house....No Cory is not in line....

Next time you see Lynda ask her about the big pool she bought....

If you can't run fast enogh to get a good slide then AJ will pick you up and throw you....

Two good lookin dudes at the Oakey Rodeo....

It might have been a long and tiring day but as always being with family makes it all worth while.