Wow, what a day. We started out with the annual Forest Glen parade, where all of the kids from the neighborhood decorate bikes, wagons, scooters, etc and work their way through the streets. It's really more of a march, since there are very few spectators -- everyone's in the parade. Megan pedaled her little tricycle the whole way all by herself! And, Jake rode in the wagon, waving flags and charming the folks on the sidewalk.
Our neighbors had a BBQ after the parade and we spent the whole day there. After dragging the troops out of there late in the afternoon, we hosed them all down in the bath*, and put Jake to bed. Megan got to test out sparklers, as you can tell from the photo. I thought she'd be a little scared of it, but she figured out right away, how to light one sparkler from another. We went through a couple of boxes. Unfortunately, the neighbors had their own fireworks shows going on until the wee hours and this morning, I noticed that the open field at the Forest Preserve is covered with debris. Bummer.
*A little sidebar story of the bath -- Megan has a pair of goggles that she just got, so she was wearing them in the tub for fun and "swimming" on her belly. She told me she was the little mermaid. After a bit of playing, I told her it was time to get out. She said "I can't, I don't have legs -- sorry". I wish I could convey her little sing song voice.....but it was so funny - "Sorrrr - ry". So, to get her out of there, I had to be the sea witch and trade her voice for legs. Fun stuff.
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Megan is so funny, I cannot wait to go to the beach with you guys. Miss you sooooo much especially around the holidays!!!! Everyone is getting so big! Love you guys.
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