Friday, July 4, 2008

Fourth of July

While the boys go to bed too early to enjoy the fireworks, we had a fun day celebrating the Fourth kid-style.
Dressed and ready for July 4th fun!

We spent the morning at Centennial Olympic Park. We thought the boys would have fun playing in the "Fountain of Rings," and there were other kids' activities going on as well. They weren't too sure what to think of the fountains at first. Noah decided they were too loud and just put his head down, grabbing tightly onto Daddy's shirt (poor guy - we got him out of there quickly). Ben thought they were pretty fun, as long as Daddy held him out of direct firing range. But he was much happier (surprise) enjoying a snack on the sidelines with buddy Jackson. Noah thought snacktime was more fun also. The bounce house was definitely more to Ben's liking. Understandably, he found this "tall guy" both fascinating and slightly frightening (see the stroller on the left). Ben did find the courage to slap him a high 5.

Later in the day we went to the Pied Piper parade in Decatur - a small, hometown celebration featuring mostly kids on decorated bikes, scooters, wagons, etc. Ben and Noah practiced their flag waving skills while we waited for the parade to begin.




Once it started, Ben took his job of waving at everyone very seriously. And Noah was happy to put his clapping skills to use ... yay, parade!

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