Independence Day

Initially, I planned a barbecue for family and friends but, as is customary here in Croatia, July isn't a good time for such events. Everyone leaves town to start their long awaited vacations. American Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb organized an Independence Day picnic and rodeo, so we welcomed the event. It was fun despite the extreme heat and an excessively long and slow line for food. The bottom line is that kids had such a terrific time that the annoyances for us adults were worth it. We took my niece with us, and the five of us headed off to the local ranch for barbecue, ice cream, music and fun.

Rodeo, the main event was quite delayed so we nearly missed it. Still, kids managed to stay awake despite the late hour. Mia even got to see her first fireworks ever. In an awe of a four-year-old she proclaimed: "This is so neat!"

Once on the road to get back home, all three of them (10-year-old included) promptly fell asleep, absolutely exhausted from the day. I hope that we get to do it again next year.

More pictures (scroll to the bottom of the linked page): http://picasaweb.google.com/mirjana.phillips/200806.