The Fourth of July was kind of a chilly day. Kevin and I started out the day running the Ridgefield 4th of July 10k. Kevin's mom ran the 5k--where she got first place in her age group. It was great running weather. We stuck around for the parade. Norm is one of the Sewer Commissioners so they were in the parade. The kids loved running into the street to get the candy that was being thrown. After the parade, we hung out at Kevin's parents for a while, cleaned up, and then began lighting off fireworks. We started in the afternoon with them. Keri's boyfriend, Charlie, managed to burn a hole in his shirt trying to hold a firecracker in his fingers after he lit it. I hope my kids are not taking lessons from Charlie. Kevin and Charlie were quite the pair trying different things to make the fireworks more spectacular. The ritual fireworking of the Swanger's mailbox also happened later in the evening. Every year for the past 20-25 years, Kevin has lit fireworks in their neighbors' mailbox. We had to keep with tradition. Kevin even took video of it to post on Youtube. We finished the evening off with more fireworks at Kevin's parents' house. It was a nice holiday.
2 comments:
The mailbox?! Hilarious! Glad you had a good 4th you crazy runner girl! :) You look awesome btw!
Brandon and Kevin are both pyro's. Is Kevin coming to town? If so, he would love to take Kevin to do his new hobby---shooting. He and some friends blew up a TV this weekend with their guns in the desert! You know me, not to pleased with the gun hobby!
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