The Fireman's Parade

My parents live near this little town Colonial Beach. It is right on the Potomac River. The town is on the small side, and it is very pretty in some parts. They even let golf carts drive on the streets in most of the town. It's a very amusing thing. They also don't have to have car seats on the golf carts, so it's very nerve racking for me to watch. They have a place called the River Boat. It sits in the water just over the high tide mark so it is officially in Maryland. They do off track betting and stuff there. The population of this town is just ripe for people watching. We certainly add to the entertainment when we show up!

Every year there is a parade there where firetrucks and rescue vehicles from about 100 miles come and drive down the main drag. It is really so much fun for the kids. It is also really LOUD!

The trucks all drive by with their sirens wailing. The anticipation of the first truck was just killing the kids! They also were excited to see if there was going to be any candy. Nothing is as much fun without candy!

Dance Recitals

The girls have been in dance for quite a while now. One has been dancing since Kindergarten year I think. That's five long years! This year we finally got really cute costumes! These things are so cute. I LOVE them. The dances they did were just as cute.
They did such a good job. Usually they look at the kids next to them, but this year they both knew the dances and did a wonderful job! I am so proud of them.

Birthdays

He doesn't eat at all, but he managed to make quite a mess with his cupcake. Four turned one! He seems like such a baby still, but he's not an infant anymore. I am trying hard to look forward to all of the cool stuff he's going to learn how to do in the next few months, but it's hard to not miss that sweet little bundle with the smell good head. These days he has dirty feet and hands, and more often than not he just plain stinks!


And then while I was blinking my baby girl turned seven. She is the only one of the four I was able to hold directly after she was delivered, and I will never forget the look in her eyes. She has an old soul. I have a hard time believing she is so very old now. The awful part is I know it is only going to keep on happening. She is big enough these days to not even technically need a car seat anymore.


I know that no matter what I do these kids will continue to grow and change, and that is a good thing. I know it is and if I keep saying it it will be true...right. I just can't help but feeling like they are growing WAY too fast. I just am glad that I am able to be at home with them. I can't even imagine how much I would have missed if they had gone right into daycare and then into school. I am truly a very lucky woman!

My Boys

I can just see them wanting to take Papa's Corvette out for a joy ride fourteen years from now!