Happy 4th of July! Happy Birthday America! You are now officially 242
years old! Exactly 242 years ago today America was born, with help from Thomas Jefferson and others of the Continental Congress.
Today is the 4th of July!
This morning we woke up around seven. We almost instantly started packing our stuff for the 7-hour drive that awaited. The car got loaded and then we hopped in.
We drove to a nearby donut store and Daddy hopped out to buy some for us. A couple minutes later he came back out empty-handed. He said the line would take at least half an hour to get to the front of the it. We will get stuff later on the trip.
We stopped at a beer store to get some stuff for one of Daddy’s friends. This is interesting because his friend is back in Waupaca. Afterwards we got on the interstate and started driving to a rest stop near Laramie.
The rest stop was at the highest point on I-80 at 8460 ft. We got out and gazed upon the monumental rest stop. There was a huge Lincoln head near the rest stop building, which was surprisingly big for a rest stop. There was a grassy area dotted with roof-covered picnic tables. We had lunch and used the restrooms there.
We got gas and treats at a gas station in Laramie. We also got out our iPads at the next rest stop. The next stop we made was to see part of the Oregon Trail. Afterwards we continued on.
After what seemed like an hour, (unusually quick off my standards) we pulled into Pine Dale, 4 minutes away from our hotel. We checked in and went in our room. The room was smaller then we expected, so we quickly rearranged with the hotel staff, and we got a way larger room instead.
After we got settled into our room, we went down to the pool. The pool had a little 4 in deep section, with stairs that led to an 3 ft 6 section. The deeper section gradually became deeper, increasing to 4 ft deep.
We stayed in the pool for a little while, and then went back to our room. Zoe hopped in the bath, and sooner or later Daddy came back with food. B hopped in the bath and Zoe and I started eating.
After Braden got out of the shower, I asked if I had to take one. Since I might be able to go down to the pool with Daddy later tonight, I didn’t have to. We continued eating and watching the TV, which was now turned on.
I went with Daddy to the pool a bit later. We talked about certain topics that Braden and Zoe would probably get instantly bored about. Such topics include future separate bedrooms for us kids, the route of tomorrow’s drive, and blogging.
Sooner or later we came back to our hotel room and showered. B and Z were already in bed, and Zoe apparently had a bloody foot, which we had to take notice of. I was allowed to watch for fireworks (as it is the 4th of July).
The fireworks were supposedly going to happen at dusk, but that was 10 minutes ago. I still watch for fireworks, although I still saw nothing. We saw a bright flash for a second, but no one saw what it was. My dad later thought it was a warning firework, sent up 5 minutes before the whole thing started. I knew it had been at least five minutes since we saw it, so even though it was obviously not the warning light, I still kept watch.
At about quarter to 10 Mommy and Daddy started wonder if we were on the right side of the building. But at around 10 I saw some orange lights in the distance. The fireworks were on!
I captured some video footage of the fireworks, meaning 5 minutes of it. Daddy and Mommy were like, a town 1/3 the size of ours had way more fireworks. The grand finale was breathtaking. Lots and lots of colorful lights. The finale ended at about half past ten, so I almost instantly went to bed and fell asleep.
