Happy 4th of July

Here are the kids at the park while we waited to see fireworks. There was carnival rides there for the kids, so I decided to take Cloie on a few. She first went on one that was cars that went around and around in a circle. She loved that. Then we saw a little roller coaster for kids that was a catapillar that you rode in. She thought that looked fun and wanted to try it. First time she went around she was smiling and checking it out, not sure what was going on. Second time around she was still okay but not as smiley. Third time around she was screaming and crying and she still had about 5 more times around to go. When the fireworks finally started Cloie who had been so excited and was waiting all day to see them, hid under her blanket and covered her ears. I guess it was too loud for her, but not loud enough to keep her from falling asleep. Carter had a good time, especially with his flag. He had to hold it the whole way back to the car which was about a 15 minute walk. He held it all the way home. He wouldn't put it down to change into jammies which made it interesting. And he insisted on taking it to bed with him. All in all it was a good 4th.