Parade

Molly talked us into going to our town's 4th of July parade on Saturday. The neighborhood kids have been playing parade games for a while and I think Molly was into the theme without quite understanding what a parade is. She was counting down the days, though, so we took her.

The girls on the way to find a spot to stand.

We found a nice step outside a Main Street shop to sit on for the half hour until step-off. Molly's been into the family caps lately. :) (She's also been making deliveries around the living room with a toy oil truck - hee, hee).

Kate discovered Daddy's watch. That kept her busy for quite a while. Tasty!

We were chatting on the steps when I realized that Molly thought we were going to be marching in the parade, not watching it. So that was a little disappointing for her. Maybe some day...

The parade started with the fire trucks. Lots of fire trucks. Loud fire trucks. It was SO LOUD, especially on Main Street where the sound bounced off the two-story buildings.

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Molly handled it well for a while. One of the first trucks threw candy and she was so attached to her fistful of Tootsie Rolls that she even stopped covering her ears. But eventually she fled back to the steps...

And then we all fled down the street and around the corner. We watched the rest of the parade from a distance, except to run forward occasionally and grab candy.

It was a short parade that kind of petered out at the end. At one point there was just a tow truck driving along. Really?

Anyway, Molly says she had a good time. I think she mostly just liked the candy.

Happy 4th!