A VMI 4th

This is the second time we've gone to VMI for the 4th of July.  We had so much fun last year, we decided to make it an annual thing.  They do an Alumni dinner, hot air balloons, music, moon bounces, and fireworks.  This year it was HOT!  Not even a ride on the carousel could cool us down!

Our friends, Dan and Nikki met us there with their daughter Abby.  The 3 girls played together so well, and had a great time bouncing around and going down the huge slides.  We visited the campus museum and gift shop in an attempt to stay cool.  Then it was time for dinner!

And watching the hot air balloons...

Eventually the fireworks began, and the kids needed toothpicks to hold their eyes open & stay awake.  They slept the whole 2 hour drive home.  We love our little VMI 4th of July tradition, but it's exhausting!