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.
The 4th of July Parade
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!
The Oakley Rodeo
5 comments:
Aaliyah kills me!!! She is so funny!! I love her. You have such a cute little family!! Your holiday sounds like a blast, we might have to come up there some day for the 4th!!
Someday we'll go to the rodeo and get in on everything! You got some really fun pictures. Your girls are so cute! I loved their outfits.
Hey Britt!! For Beauty and the Beast we have a "MEET THE CAST" show on the 22nd where the audience is invited to dress up as their favorite disney character and come meet the cast at 1:00pm then the show starts at 2:00pm!!! Thought your girls would have fun with meeting Belle and all, being that it is every little girls dream!!! :) Let me know if you have any other questions!!!
We love the Oakley rodeo. It is a tradition we have missed since moving away. Ps- I love how your girls always match on important days like this. so cute!
I miss your posts with you and your little cuties. I haven't talked to you for a way long time. How is life?
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