TRENTON 24TH OF JULY PAAAAAAAARTY

TRENTON 24th of JULY CELEBRATIONS

Most members of my family (ahem...Rachel) feel like the Trenton 24th of July festivities can be compared to Christmas. Me...not so much. Don't get me wrong they are great, until about 1230 pm. Then I get a serious case of boredom. This year was no exception. It started off great with a parade at 930 am. Clayton and I missed the first "around the block" (yes our parade is so awesome that it goes around the block multiple times) because we had to stop at Wal*Mart and pick up Cort's face scrub (apparently he can't leave the house until his face is washed...what a girl! JK Cort). However we were able to see it on it's second and third go around. In Trenton we don't throw out just any old candy...we throw out Otter Pops and garbage sacks. The picture below is of Pops throwing us some garbage bags. Pops is on town council (like he doesn't have enough to do anyway) and was in charge of the town 24th celebrations. He did a great job!

THE PARADE

FACE PAINTING

Remember back in 2008 when Cort, Clayton and I raced up the rock wall? OK probably not, but we did. Anyway we took a before race picture where Cort stood loud and proud (and slightly pornographic)

2008 Rock Wall

Yes folks he is still loud and proud (oh yeah and Kace joined in the race this year and yes I am wearing the same shirt in 2010 as I did in 2008)

2010 Rock Wall
(wondering where the 2009 picture is...well we were in AZ over the 24th last year)
And of course the volleyball team. Below are the members of TEAM STACKED.


HEIDRONATOR -
the power server (that should make Cort roll his eyes a time or two)

CLAYTONIOUS -

his serves are so fast they could kill you.

CORTHOLIO -

one look at his sexy legs and you know that you and your team have no chance of winning.
Sadly we did not come out champions like we did back in 2008. Just wasn't our year I guess.

And of course the DUNK TANK made an appearance.

Ty had so much fun. He never was able to dunk the guy with the softball. Of course Cort was there to coach him so that might have been why he wasn't able to hit the button with the ball. If I remember correctly he finally went up and pushed the button.

HOME RUN DERBY

The winners were both from our family

GIRLS - Kami

BOYS - Nate

Cort, Brand, Rachel also participated. Clayton and I were bored so we left during the derby and did not participate otherwise the winners mention above would have been different!

BRANDON

CORT

OTHER EXCITING EVENTS INCLUDED...

-games such as plinko, fish pond, and throw bean bag on cow's face (wood cutout with a hole for an actual person to stick their head through.

- fireman's breakfast

-lunch of hamburgers and Polish dogs (Clayton was super thrilled about the dogs)

-fireman foam

-giant slip 'n slide

-dinner

-fireworks

- zipline

missing was the cow pie contest. sad.

UP NEXT: the escape to Glendale and tragedy on the rope swing