Since the Fourth was on a Sunday, we celebrated a little different this year. On Saturday we went to Salmon's Horse Relay Races to watch all the fun races. The races consist of actual running horse races with riders, to carrying a banana as a baton for a relay race and many more fun things to see. Each year they have a stick horse race for kids. Sadie was excited to participate this year and geared up for running. She didn't win the race but she would have won the place for the most competitive if they awarded it! The race takes place on the race track and they have a person standing at the end of the race for the kids. Well there were three kids who didn't see the end so they kept on running. If fact they ran all the way to the back side of the track and had to have a horse and rider go stop them! Sadie was one of them and she said " I didn't want to stop first, Mom."
The other event specifically for kids is the pig chase. They get a piglet to run around the arena and the first kid to catch it gets to keep it. Sadie ran hard but couldn't hold on to the pig once she had it in her grasp. Lexi stood there watching all the kids get the pig, she wasn't quite sure how to take it. She was worried for the pig.
On Sunday after church, some friends of ours, the Herbsts, came over to hang out, have lunch and watch the parade. It was a fun filled day with lots of running around, eating and candy! We are so very blessed to live in our country where we are free to make out own choices. I thank my Father in Heaven for the many blessings we have from our freedom.
