4th of July Festivities
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We had a great time! Sariah, Austin and I headed out to Cornelius Fireworks at Kenton Place. We showed up at 1800est. The fireworks weren't till 2130est, but there were plenty of other things to do. They had street vendors, face paintings and inflatable play stations for the kids; car tunnels, obstacle coarse, large slide, and a boxing ring. There were flexflyig too which Sariah and Austin did and rok climbing! It was awesome. The pictures aren't the best, but it was awesome in person. We listened to the band, Smokin.
At first, we walked up and down the vendor alley to the kid area. I got them the unlimited wristbands. I figured 5-7 stations would pay for the band. At first it was cool. The kids hit the small stuff and were zipping through the park. However, as we got further into the play land, the lines grew longer and longer for the big rides. It not only put the brakes on the fun, it also slowed us to the point in which I did think we'd break even. The boxing ring line was the straw that broke the camels back for me. As we waited a good while in line for my two kids to beat on each other (it was fun to watch the younger ones), the generator stopped with a loud pop! The ring started to deflate and we were 4th in line. We must have waiting 15 minutes or more. Oh, did I mention it was around 90 degrees and the sune was down?!? How devastating it was to Austin when I explained it was broke and we were leaving. I'm sure he would have preferred to wait it out, but I wasn't. It was almost 2100est and we needed to get a good spot to watch the big show.
Thanks to Sariah who brought a blank. She orginally brought it to stay warm. Eventhough I told her that if she got cold tonight, we'd have to take her to the hospital beacuse she would be gavely ill since beacuse it was hot out. Well, unforseen wisdom there! It was nice to pull that blanket out and lay on it since the grass was sparse. We got a good spot and put our stake in the ground. We listened to the band a sang all night. At 2130est, as advertised, the fireworks started to a melody of Great American songs played. It was awesome. We all laid on the blanket and gazed into the sky, even I was a kid again.
We had a great time! Sariah, Austin and I headed out to Cornelius Fireworks at Kenton Place. We showed up at 1800est. The fireworks weren't till 2130est, but there were plenty of other things to do. They had street vendors, face paintings and inflatable play stations for the kids; car tunnels, obstacle coarse, large slide, and a boxing ring. There were flexflyig too which Sariah and Austin did and rok climbing! It was awesome. The pictures aren't the best, but it was awesome in person. We listened to the band, Smokin.
At first, we walked up and down the vendor alley to the kid area. I got them the unlimited wristbands. I figured 5-7 stations would pay for the band. At first it was cool. The kids hit the small stuff and were zipping through the park. However, as we got further into the play land, the lines grew longer and longer for the big rides. It not only put the brakes on the fun, it also slowed us to the point in which I did think we'd break even. The boxing ring line was the straw that broke the camels back for me. As we waited a good while in line for my two kids to beat on each other (it was fun to watch the younger ones), the generator stopped with a loud pop! The ring started to deflate and we were 4th in line. We must have waiting 15 minutes or more. Oh, did I mention it was around 90 degrees and the sune was down?!? How devastating it was to Austin when I explained it was broke and we were leaving. I'm sure he would have preferred to wait it out, but I wasn't. It was almost 2100est and we needed to get a good spot to watch the big show.
Thanks to Sariah who brought a blank. She orginally brought it to stay warm. Eventhough I told her that if she got cold tonight, we'd have to take her to the hospital beacuse she would be gavely ill since beacuse it was hot out. Well, unforseen wisdom there! It was nice to pull that blanket out and lay on it since the grass was sparse. We got a good spot and put our stake in the ground. We listened to the band a sang all night. At 2130est, as advertised, the fireworks started to a melody of Great American songs played. It was awesome. We all laid on the blanket and gazed into the sky, even I was a kid again.
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