Ever since we have moved up to Oakley the 4th of July has become one of our favorite holidays! We get to see professional fireworks from our backyard for 4 nights in a row because of the rodeo and the day of the 4th is filled with activities. The fun starts at 5:00AM when the sound of cannonballs are shot throughout the town. Surprisingly this tradition has never woken my girls up, but without fail it wakes Dallas and I up every time. Although I have to admit this year I was awake before the 5:00AM wake-up call because I was way too excited for the day to begin. Later on in the morning we go to the parade and then in the afternoon we go to the kid's rodeo. Then that night we go to the Oakley Rodeo. It is a day filled of fun and our family absolutely loves it!
The night before the 4th we had our friends Scott and Jenny and their kids come stay with us. It was a lot of fun! We had a BBQ, lit some fireworks, and then watched the Rodeo's firework show from our backyard.
Aaliyah started out not liking them so much!
After a little coaxing she decided they weren't so bad.
The night before the 4th we had our friends Scott and Jenny and their kids come stay with us. It was a lot of fun! We had a BBQ, lit some fireworks, and then watched the Rodeo's firework show from our backyard.
Aaliyah started out not liking them so much!
After a little coaxing she decided they weren't so bad.
Adeline started jamming to the music they were playing at the Rodeo grounds. It was pretty cute!The 4th of July Parade
Dallas was an announcer for the parade that day. He did really well especially for all the craziness that happened in the rodeo this year! There were a few people who got injured during the parade because a horse fell on them, but luckily no one seriously got injured.
Aaliyah and Grandpa Doug
Candy!
The Kid's Rodeo
They both raced for a coin.
Here's Aaliyah trying to catch a chicken.
Here she is pouting because she didn't catch a chicken.
Here's Aaliyah getting ready to ride a sheep. She had been telling us for days that she wanted to go to the rodeo and ride a sheep.
You probably can't see her that well in this picture, but Aaliyah's on the sheep and not too happy about it. When it came right down to it she did not want to ride the sheep anymore.
When Dallas got her off the sheep she threw quite the fit and it made most of the audience laugh! I'm glad I got it on video!
The Oakley Rodeo
This year was my most enjoyable experience with the rodeo because both of my girls cooperated really well! Don't you love my humongous sunglasses? Someday I'm going to get made fun of for those!
They both raced for a coin.
Here's Aaliyah trying to catch a chicken.
Here she is pouting because she didn't catch a chicken.
Here's Aaliyah getting ready to ride a sheep. She had been telling us for days that she wanted to go to the rodeo and ride a sheep.
You probably can't see her that well in this picture, but Aaliyah's on the sheep and not too happy about it. When it came right down to it she did not want to ride the sheep anymore.
When Dallas got her off the sheep she threw quite the fit and it made most of the audience laugh! I'm glad I got it on video!
The Oakley Rodeo
This year was my most enjoyable experience with the rodeo because both of my girls cooperated really well! Don't you love my humongous sunglasses? Someday I'm going to get made fun of for those!