Friday night, I went to Edgar to cover the 5K, it was hot and humid! Kudos to those that run, especially in that kind of weather.
Following the 5K, I headed out to KAM raceway to take in some races. I forgot how fun they are to watch! Even better when you know someone racing.
Micah Biltoft pulled off two feature wins Friday night. It was exciting, and a bit nerve racking!
Saturday, it was back to Edgar for more fun. My kids played in the bounce houses while I walked around snapping pictures.
There was also face painting, a shaved ice truck, and tons of games.
All three of my kids participated in the Little Tugger’s Tractor Pull. All three of them placed second!
They went back to the bounce houses while we waited for a game of Knockerball to begin.
The kids were first, let me say, young boys were first. They went at it and came out of those blow up balls drenched in sweat.
Next up were the smaller kids (mine), they had fun! Weston refused to actually get into a ball, but very much enjoyed rolling it around on the gym floor.
The point of these is to run into people and knock them over. Weston however, apologized everytime he ran into anyone.
Karys had fun, Brielle got upset in the beginning. She didn’t like people knocking her over. I figured out why later. I moved her to the side and just rolled her around in the ball, then she loved it.
Shortly after all the kids, the “Old Guys” and or “Big Boys” if you will, had their turn.
That was by far, the most entertaining group of them all. They really went at it at first. Then after about four minutes, you heard a few asking if they were done yet. They were losing momentum, fast.
I was talked into trying after this, and I decided what the heck. Oh my goodness! It was fun, but man was it a workout.
Turns out you are VERY top heavy in these contraptions, and it is incredibly hard to stand up again after you have been knocked down.
I would just get back on my feet when another person would be ready and waiting to take me out again. Then, my kids got in on the action and started pushing me down too!
Needless to say, I am still sore, my shoulders hurt from the weight and force of it all. I looked it up, and inflated knockerballs weigh around 28lbs.
After the fun of that game, we decided to head home for a short rest. I was spent.
The girls and I had about an hour to lay down and catch our breath.
Then we were off to Sutton to help cover the parade, they got to catch up with some good friends and got a ton of candy.
After the Sutton parade, we had just enough time to get back to Edgar for their parade.
It was bigger than past years this year! Jim’s Agri Air even flew down to do a flyover at our parade!
More candy for my kids...
We met up with friends, ate a sandwich, and then headed to the fire hall to watch fireworks.
Weston does not like loud noises and we should have brought him some headphones. He watched from inside the car!
It was a wonderful display, lasting approximately 30 minutes. I got my camera out and had a go at taking some fireworks pictures. They didn’t turn out too bad.
Sunday, we were tired and didn’t do much, my kind of day.
I LOVE this time of year. I always wanted to have a birthday to celebrate during the Fourth of July. How fun would it be to get to have a barbecue, friends, maybe a parade and fireworks on your birthday!
I would be in heaven!
Have a wonderful Fourth of July and be safe with those fireworks, but enjoy!
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