So, our July 4th started July1st with a outdoor extravaganza at my sister-in-laws parent’s house. We went late because we let the girls have their naps, so we missed quite a few people. But there was still plenty of fun to be had! Madison pretty much LOVED being in the pool. She wore a life jacket and some water wings and declared she could “swim all by herself!” (It makes me want to get her enrolled in swim lessons quickly with all that confidence!) The other picture is just super cute of her cousin, Lilli.
She also enjoyed the little train ride she took. The first time, she rode with my mom because it was a little intimidating.
The next time, I couldn’t fit in the car, so she braved it by herself and had just as much fun!
On July 4th in the blazing temperatures and accompanying humidity, we went with Jeremy’s parents to a parade. Madison did not complain about the temperatures (although I am sure a few complaints came from my mouth). She learned the art of gathering candy and shoveling it in her mouth – before we could snatch it!
There was a variety of things to be seen – unicyclists (but we see those outside our house!), horses (again, we see those), an airplane (we don’t see those outside our house…), fire trucks, twirlers, a few floats, random old cars, and a variety of businesses/politicians driving a vehicle for advertising purposes.
It was a long parade, and fairly quiet – with the exception of a few loud horns that scared Ellie to death and led to a screaming baby for the next hour… poor girl!
The next thing on the agenda was fireworks this weekend. We had not intended to go, but my parents offered to watch the girls if we wanted to go. Then, we found out that Jeremy’s mom and his cousin from Florida would be going to the fireworks show as well. So, we decided that we would go and let Madison get her first fireworks show and VERY late night. We sat quite a distance from the actual display, so that we could make a quick getaway.
While waiting for the show to start, Madison boldly introduced herself to the family sitting next to us. They had three girls – the youngest was almost 2, the middle one was probably about 4, and the oldest looked to be about 7. She became inseparable.
In fact, when the show started, I gathered her up and sat her on my lap. She sat for about a second, and then said, “Can I go sit with my friends?” I looked at Jeremy and said, “Is she a teenager already?” It was crazy. She had more fun interacting with them than watching the actual fireworks. At least she was happy and not a sleepy, whiny wreak!
We are finally enjoying a break from those brutal temperatures. I even dressed the girls in pants for the first outing this morning. We will take 80F weather with little humidity any summer day!
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