Russell's Adventures: Fourth of July 2009

Fourth of July 2009 Celebration !!!

It is July 3rd 2009 and here we are at the Logan Fireworks show. Sitting around waiting for it to get dark. We are East of the Hospital on the grass. Me, Kalee, Shayne, Chett, Chalis, Colby, Richard, Megan, Trey and Jack... The whole Fam Damily!!! We just sat and visited. Chalis and Trey ran around like wild Indians, they had a great time.

Kalee finally got to hold Jack without him crying... It helped to teach him how to drink a little Coke from the straw. A little short snort never hurt anyone... Yes of course Megan was giving me the evil eye while we were doing it. It was all Kalee's fault....I tried to stop her but I couldn't..honest Meg. hahaha

Here are a couple fireworks from the big show, didn't take many pictures just watched them.

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MINK CREEK CELEBRATION on the 4th !!

This is a new plague that they put at the Park with the Veterans of Mink Creek's name on it.

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At first they had a little program and dedication for everyone to remember what the fourth is all about "Independance Day". Once the small program was over then we ate. The dinner consisted of Dutch Oven Potato's, Smoked Pork Loin, salad, rolls and a drink (I think the drink was lemon aid or something) but we had to pull out of my stash and have a Cherry Pepsi, Diet Cherry Coke etc.

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Once everyone finished eating then the games began.. They set up a big tarp on the Hill, ran a irrigation pipe over to it and turned it on. Then kids had a blast sliding down it and then going up and doing it again. They needed to turn more water down it but..oh well I wasn't in charge..

Shayne, Chett, and Chalis waiting for their turn!!

Here Chalis is going down backwards....

Chett going sideways....

Shayne heading for the side....

Kalee is watching from the sidelines...

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Now they have moved onto the Fish Pond.... They have set up a bunch of Straw bales around to form a square then they spread a tarp out over it and filled it up with water. Once it was full of water they put a bunch of Rainbow trout in it and turned the kids loose by age group to catch them.

Here Shayne, Chalis and Chett in the background are waiting for their turns..

Chalis is trying his luck at the big fish pond...

He caught one.. Good Job pal!!!

Now it is Chetts turn....

Here Chett shows his catch of the Day!!!

Shayne is up and giving it a try...

And he did it, after all that hard work they all came up with one.. Matter a fact they caught about 6 or so. Then we took them back to Kalee's and the boys cleaned them and I cooked them on the grill so they could taste their success. Kalee wouldn't even try it, all she did was turn her nose up... Now wait a minute she may have had a tiny spec.. I can't remember, not enough to count though....

Kalee is standing in the back ground watching, drinking her Diet Cherry Coke and visiting with the Park Ranger as she calls him...

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We went back up to Kalee's and had dinner, and waited for it to get dark... In the mean time Shayne, Chett and Chalis blew up thinks with there man made firework experiments. They stuck a Pick-a-lo pete after it was rapped in duct tape in side a fish and lit it to see what it would do. It blew it to pieces.... I am sorry for giving them the idea..