The Story of the Linne-Laughlin Family!: 4th of July!!

Friday, July 6, 2007

4th of July!!

We had a fun filled 4th of July! We got up at 5:45 AM and hit the road on our bikes by 6:20 AM for the Tour de Riverton. We clocked in about 35 miles and it was wicked hot that early in the morning! Dan did a GREAT job pulling the kids in the bike trailer up the Copper Mine frontage road hill and I have a large bruise on my bum from a bike seat incident (we will just leave it at that! Ha ha!) After the ride, we enjoyed a great pancake and ham breakfast with some cycling friends. After running some errands, we went home and took a nap. Didn't wake up until 9:00 PM!! I frantically woke Dan up and he was so out of it. The girls were exhausted and were impossible to wake up too, but we finally piled everyone in the car and drove back to the Riverton Days park to watch fireworks. We laid down on a blanket and the fireworks were directly over our heads. Lucy was completely entranced! Grace just wanted to go ride the carousel and train. After fireworks, the girls road a little train and we enjoyed some treats (funnel cake, cotton candy and popcorn.) We didn't get home until nearly midnight!! It was one of those fun moments you will always treasure with your family.

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