I hope that everyone had a fun and safe Independence Day. We had an awesome day, celebrating Brinleigh's first 4th of July.
We started our day with our usual morning routine and after Brinleigh's morning nap and some lunch we got ready to head out of the house. Kolt had to march in the parade and Brinleigh and I were going to watch. There was a cruise ship in town today so we decided to head down town about thirty minutes early so that we could be sure to get a good spot. It was also raining off and on and I wanted to get a spot on the sidewalk under some cover so that we weren't getting rained on. Brinleigh and I met up with our friend Kate and got a great spot. The parade was fun, probably the best I have seen in Sitka so far and definitely the longest. Brinleigh seemed to enjoy the parade and was content watching everything that was going on around her. She didn't seem to get bored or tired of sitting in the stroller and even the loud noises didn't upset her. I was very happy with how well she did.
After the parade was over we came home and put Brinleigh down for a nap. Then some friends came over to BBQ. We of course had hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, beans, and then some festive 4th of July cake pops (made by Kate).
The fireworks show is usually done the night before the 4th. Since it doesn't get dark until about 10:30-11pm, they can't do the fireworks until 11:30pm. Most everyone has the 4th off, so they do them the night before. Thankfully, it didn't rain, so the fireworks show went on as scheduled. Unfortunately, we couldn't see all of the fireworks because of the trees in the backyard and since Brinleigh was sleeping, we ended up not really watching them.
