Chop Chop Billy Goat

Today was awesome! The fun started with riding on a barrel on a greased pole, trying to grab the Canadian flag at the end, and then falling into the ice cold water below. After drying off and warming up, we headed to the beach with Canadian flags in our hair. In case you are wondering about all the Canadian flags, today was Canada Day, the Canadian Independence Day. At the beach, I did the money dig, which was really a crazed bunch of kids crowded in a small area digging furiously in the sand for money. Little Kid joined the 3-6 year old money dig, but he was more interested in the sand than the money.

When the activities slowed down, we started back to the campground for the slip and slide that was set up close to our campsite. In fact, it was so close that kids would have hit the RV if the slip and slide was a bit longer! Little Kid and I went to the top of the hill, and slid down, getting washed on the way. The slip and slide was kind of like a mini carwash, with the sprinklers and soap on it. Unfortunately, there were no warm blowers at the end, which would have been nice since the water was ice and it was only 60 degrees out. Once Little Kid and I were frozen solid, we got some cake and ice cream hoping that the sugar would keep Little Kid awake, since he missed nap. It worked well, and soon Little Kid was running around, kicking balls and releasing balloons.

Pretty soon, the sugar buzz wore off and Little Kid was in bed by seven o’clock. Hopefully, he will not be awake for the ten o’clock fireworks, but I sure hope I will!