Today was really fun, for us and the kids. We go to Coronado for the world-famous parade - that lasts 2.5 hours - every year. I still have family who live there so we went to their house for a barbecue and some relaxation after the parade is all over. The kids loved the parade. They watched everything with wide eyes...the horses, airplanes, clowns, you name it.. it was there and they saw it! They also loved all the treats that were given to them (popsicles, donuts, ice cream cones)
After the parade we took the kids to the park to 'unwind' before we went to the relatives house. They rode their bikes, Marissa (their cousin) had hers too so they all 3 rode their bikes to the park. They played and ran around together in the park but we were tired so we headed to the house pretty soon after we got to the park. At one point Marissa hopped on her bike to go to the restroom on the other side of the park, neither of our kids needed to go so we stayed where we were. All of a sudden I realized that neither Ben nor Hannah were in the sand pit any more. Heather (my sister) and I freaked out with visions of kidnapping we scoured the park. We reached the restroom and they were there with Marissa. I guess all the reminders, throughout the entire day, about them telling us where they are going really did go in one ear and out the other!
We ate and talked to everyone at the BBQ. The kids love it there. They play with all my younger cousins and get to jump on them for a change. They are the only small kids on that side of the family so they get spoiled with attention.
The only other thing we wanted to do was to go and see some fireworks with the kids. I had been telling them about how loud they are but that they are so pretty lighting up the sky. They really wanted to go. But in order for us to go the kids HAD to take a nap. They did. So we went to the Lake Murray fireworks display. It was so busy but we lucked out and found a parking spot. Corey knew of a little trail between the houses (that not many knew about) and we found our spot. The kids loved them! They yelled "green", "yellow", "blue" for each burst that lit the sky. They were happy campers at the end of the night.
Here are some pics from the day
Hannah
Ben and cousin Marissa watching the parade
Noah
The biking trio
Waiting for the fireworks
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