This story doesn't end well. I was really excited for the 4th of July this year. With my unusual work schedule I never get the chance to spend summer holidays with the family. I always work Memorial day and Labor day, and usually the 4th of July as well. This year though, it worked out that I was actually going to have the day off! I was pumped, so we made plans to enjoy the festivities downtown Allegan! They were having a big celebration with the splash pad, food trucks, live music, and of course- fireworks! We headed downtown around 6pm to meet up with Savannah's family. We found a great place to park over by the library and walked the boardwalk over to the splash pad area. The place was packed with so many people enjoying the beautiful weather and the wonderful location. Ledger was willing to give the freezing cold splash pad another try, so he was in his bathing suit. The kids were busy playing in the splash pad when some reckless teens came barreling through, paying no attention to the other dozens of kids playing. One of the teens rammed chest first straight into Ledge, pounding him to the concrete. He immediately started crying and bleeding. He had a huge bruise on his head and scrapped up hands and knees. The teen stopped for a second and said 'oh, sorry'. He clearly felt bad about it, but the damage had been done. Ledge was a mess and in need of some bandages and tending to. All our big plans thrown out the window. We gathered our things and headed home. I was totally disappointed that our rare opportunity to take part in our town's festivities were cut short.
There's no way we will ever get Ledger to try that splash pad again now...
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