{"id":431,"date":"2010-07-04T22:34:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T02:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twosixteen.com\/christie\/?p=431"},"modified":"2010-07-04T22:34:41","modified_gmt":"2010-07-05T02:34:41","slug":"4th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twosixteen.com\/christie\/2010\/07\/04\/4th-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"4th of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We traveled to Piggott, Arkansas on July 1 and 2 to visit Scott&#8217;s family over the 4th of July and his birthday.\u00a0 On Saturday, the 3rd, Piggott held their Independence Day celebrations.\u00a0 We went to the parade and then to ride carnival rides.<\/p>\n<p>The girls had a good time watching the parade, but I think their favorite part was collecting all the candy being thrown out to the kids watching the parade.\u00a0 Their favorite parts of the parade seemed to be the tractors and the horses&#8230;that&#8217;s our little &#8220;country girls at heart&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMGP4974\" href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4140\/4762012271_abcdcb2ed0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4140\/4762012271_abcdcb2ed0.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP4974\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"IMGP4967\" href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4082\/4762646108_edbffbb285.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4082\/4762646108_edbffbb285.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP4967\" width=\"221\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After watching the parade, we walked over to the fairgrounds to go on rides and get some lunch. The girls were so excited to go on the Merry-go-round.\u00a0 They also rode a dragon ride and a motorcycle ride where they just went around in a circle. \u00a0 They really had a blast on those, giggling and laughing.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMGP5019\" href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4099\/4762013941_0121162c6c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4099\/4762013941_0121162c6c.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5019\" width=\"292\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"IMGP5002\" href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4078\/4762009681_c6ebc392ea.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4078\/4762009681_c6ebc392ea.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5002\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMGP5003\" href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4138\/4762013251_bf663f30bd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4138\/4762013251_bf663f30bd.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5003\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"IMGP5014\" href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4121\/4762645568_5b159c1727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4121\/4762645568_5b159c1727.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5014\" width=\"221\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After those, we went on the Tilt-a-Whirl (my favorite!) as a family.\u00a0 At first, the girls thought it was great &#8211; just giggling and laughing.\u00a0 After a few minutes, though, Molly decided she wasn&#8217;t enjoying herself so much.\u00a0 They kept the ride going for quite a while and by the end she was almost crying to get off.\u00a0 Scott and I agreed it was the longest Tilt-a-Whirl we&#8217;d ever been on!<\/p>\n<p>All-in-all, we had a fun time at the festivities, but we were ready to go home for some lunch and air conditioning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We traveled to Piggott, Arkansas on July 1 and 2 to visit Scott&#8217;s family over the 4th of July and his birthday. On Saturday, the 3rd, Piggott held their Independence Day celebrations. 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