What a weekend! We were the parading fools. We started early on Friday morning. Our ward does a neighborhood children's parade and breakfast every year for Independence day. Ben and I agree it's probably the coolest thing we do for the holiday. Sadly, it's probably the most patriotic thing we do too. All the kids line up at the corner of what we call Christmas Street and then they follow the scouts with the flag down to the end of the cul-de-sac. The neighbors sit in chairs along the road like it's a real parade and cheer for the kids when they finish. Wilson still doesn't quite get it, but I think it's fun for him to see all the other kids. One kid had a huge electric hummer that Wil couldn't take his eyes off of. We had to make sure he didn't try to steal it when the kid got out of it! After the parade they honor all the people in the neighborhood who have or are serving in the military. Then we sing patriotic songs and have breakfast. It really is a fun time.
That evening we walked in the Sandy Parade with the Roger Harding for County Council campaign. That was a first for all of us and it was pretty fun, too! Luckily we weren't in charge of the candy throwing. People can get pretty hostile when you run out!! When we were finished I was completely bushed. We went home and I put my cankles up and Ben painted the night away. We didn't even watch any fireworks! How lame are we?
Don't worry, we made up for it on Saturday. Wilson went to his first Salt Lake Bees game. It was packed and I think the game was too slow for him to really be interested in. They lost
6-0. But it was all worth it to see him watching the fireworks with his dad. We were a little worried that he would be scared, but he just kept saying, "Look daddy, firepops!" I have to admit I was a little teary eyed! It was a great weekend and Ben and I have vowed to try and do more fun things for Wilson and our future children so they can have good memories of the holidays!
That evening we walked in the Sandy Parade with the Roger Harding for County Council campaign. That was a first for all of us and it was pretty fun, too! Luckily we weren't in charge of the candy throwing. People can get pretty hostile when you run out!! When we were finished I was completely bushed. We went home and I put my cankles up and Ben painted the night away. We didn't even watch any fireworks! How lame are we?
Don't worry, we made up for it on Saturday. Wilson went to his first Salt Lake Bees game. It was packed and I think the game was too slow for him to really be interested in. They lost
6-0. But it was all worth it to see him watching the fireworks with his dad. We were a little worried that he would be scared, but he just kept saying, "Look daddy, firepops!" I have to admit I was a little teary eyed! It was a great weekend and Ben and I have vowed to try and do more fun things for Wilson and our future children so they can have good memories of the holidays!
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