We went to Lexington for July 4th this year. There is a hot air balloon festival at VMI where they have tethered rides, launches, vendors, and bounce house/ slides setup. We went to VMI and W&L on Friday – a day before all the festivities and toured the grounds.
Parker was especially concerned with dying and dead people after visiting the tomb of Robert E. Lee – not sure what set him off, but I did have to reassure him for the next 48 hours that he would not ‘die’.
That afternoon we went to the Moorey river for a swim. Parker and Skylar had never been in a river before and they were apprehensive at first, but then giggled and laughed, running from the shore to me in knee deep water. Taco even went for a swim after possibly mis-gauging the water, swimming a couple feet toward us, and then turning around for shore. She, like the kids, preferred to run in, turn around and run back.
Saturday started off a bit gloomy and then warmed up. That evening we went to the home farm, where Horace grew up, and took part in Dale and Sonia’s yearly July 4th shindig. I’d guess there were 150 people there. We went on a couple hay rides, ate some catered BBQ, drank beer, and waited for the sun to set.
They put on a fireworks display that rivaled any town production. Susan adorned Skylar and Parker in roughly 200 glow in the dark snap rings. They looked like little radioactive rave toddlers running about – but we didn’t lose them!
Thanks Mom, Horace, Dale and Sonia for a great 4th!
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