NY Road Trip

We decided to join my parents on their road trip to Rushford, NY for the fourth of July. It was a bit complicated as Dan was working in Chicago until Thurs but he was able to change his flight and fly into Buffalo. Buffalo is about 1.5 hours from my grandparents house, which isn't so bad, except his flight didn't land until 12:10 am. Whew! 10 hour car trip followed by a late night at the airport and we were all exhausted!

On the fourth of July my grandparents have a big party with fireworks and a pot luck dinner. Earlier in the day the kids and Dan and my sister went exploring on the 120 acres of land. They have all sorts of "toys" to play with, tractors, four wheelers and "gators". The kids went on numerous rides throughout our stay in NY. They also have a pond in their front yard so the kids loved looking for fish and even helped my cousins do a little fishing during the party.

We also were able to visit my Aunt Pam and Uncle Denny who live close by, they have horses and a new baby horse that were wanted to see. His name was Briar.

We had a nice bonfire to keep us warm because it was freezing! I haven't worn that many clothes in July in years! It was a nice break from our horrible humid heat so we appreciated being able to sit by a fire. The fireworks began around 9:15 but there was one person that wasn't a fan= Carter! She got a little scared and so she and Dan observed from inside the house. Sean loved it and asked how old he needed to be in order to help set off the fireworks. Finally by about 10:30 the kids were sleeping in bed. What a fun fourth of July!