4th of July

Logan is a little too young to enjoy what Independence Day in America is all about: cookouts and fireworks.  However, we still managed to participate in some activities that were fun for the whole family.

Our town hall and singers from the senior center.

We started the day with the Brookline 4th of July parade.  While our town is small (just under 5,000), we do have a parade for the 4th.  I used to love decorating my bike in streamers of red, white, and blue and riding down to watch the 4th of July parade.  Matt did not share in this memory, but agreed to check out Brookline's parade.

Full of excitement!

Such a tired boy

The unfortunate part was that the parade was during Logan's morning nap time.  He slept through the whole parade.  Well, until a large tractor-trailor tow truck blew his horn right in front of us.  Logan woke up to cry for a second and then went right back to sleep.

After lunch and a nap in the crib instead of in Momma's arms, we headed into the heat to test out our new baby pool.  Logan loved it.  The last trip in the pool at Mackie's did not go so well, but I think it was because it was too cold.  I let this one sit in the sun all day (thanks for the tip, Mom!) and it was like Logan's bathwater when we got in.

While we all enjoyed cooling off in the little pool, Rocky enjoyed the big water bowl in the yard.  

By the end of the day, Matt and I got our cookout and Logan joined us for dinner, even if he did not get to sample this 4th of July cookout.  Next year, my boy, next year.