Independance Day 2014

Another favorite holiday celebrated well with family, fun, and a birthday for Debbie.  She's turning 8! We always begin the day ringing the Legion Hall bell before 7am

These crazies ran the 5k and did great.  Then the rest of us did a family 5k bike ride.  It was really more my style.  They were sore that day but not me.

Back for birthday fun and breakfast of Dad's waffles and butter syrup.

 Then we headed back to the park for patriotic speeches and lots of fun games.  The footraces,

 3 legged races,

 sack races,

 spectators,

 and egg toss.

 By the egg toss we had the Gunters and Grandma and Grandpa join us.  After enjoying sun and free watermelon at the park we headed to our house for a BBQ and water fight.

 Blowing out the candles

At the stadium we played games, (minute to win it and twister and hola hoops), Mr. O competed in the Mr. Man contest where he shared about hill billies and

we enjoyed the fireworks.  Loved it all.  Thank you family for making our day great.

Grateful:
669 for the United States of America, land of liberty
670 small town celebrating in big ways.
671 irrigation water is back on.