Time to blow up the yard!

So another tradition that we have on the 4th of July is shooting fireworks. Sometimes I come close to blowing up the backyard. This year things went smoothly for once.

Artillery Shells are fun

Kids and Sparklers

Melissa lighting fireworks right next to all the fireworks

Kaden likes sparklers

Smokey

Neighborhood 4th of July Parade

We have a tradition in our neighborhood on the 4th. We have a parade! All the kids, and some of the parents, dress up their bikes and themselves and we do a lap around the neighborhood. It's a lot of fun.

Kaden is ready to go

Livie meeting up with Kaden

Gavin and Brantley Kate

The people gather

Almost start time

Back to Monte Sano

Well, we went back to Monte Sano for another fun weekend of camping and mountain biking. We like it up there. Its quiet and peaceful and mountain biking is a load of fun. Our challenge this weekend was going to be the weather. We are in the middle of a heat wave and the highs were supposed to be around 105. Our air conditioner definitely got a work out.

My new Team  Rocket Tri Shirt

Preparing Dinner

He is goofy

Dinner!

 

 

Kaden made some friends in the next campsite and they all had a great time playing together.

Buddy

Me saying "Hi" to the camera

Working

Supplies

So after we ate and talked with the neighbors a while we went to sleep. I got up early and did a trail run and then Kaden and I went and met Doug and Matthew for some mountain biking.

People are always in my chair

Getting Ready

Boys are ready to go

On the trail, and it's hot

Firetower... again

Doug and his son Matthew

At the overlook

My boy

Man Down

6 miles later we are done

Kaden did great on the trails, but wiped out on the way back to the campground. He hit the gravel too fast and tore his arm and knee up.

Wounded Boy

After the bike ride, we relaxed inside the camper for a while since it was 105 degrees. The air conditioner in the camper did a good job of keeping us cool. Kelley and Kaden ran to Walmart to get a  few things and I took a nap in the nice cold camper. Once they got back we hung around camp until the boys from across the way came back.

Getting ready for dinner

After dinner, we eventually settled in for family movie night. Kelley picked up a movie while she was out. We watched some movie with Dwayne Johnson in it. I fell asleep because I had partaken of too many adult beverages while socializing. We got up the next morning and I was hung over as all hell. I even had to stop in the middle of packing up the camper to puke. I spent the rest of the day in bed feeling like death.