On this night, we walked downtown for the monthly "first friday" festivities. But we were good... we ate before we left, and limited ourself to only a small ice cream treat!
Cool kid, enjoying the ride:
Saturday 7/3
I thought it would be festive to give Amelia painted toenails for the holiday weekend. But I thought that matching Mommy's red might be too grown up, so she just has a little pink on her toes.
She liked it a lot:
On this morning, we walked downtown again, this time for the Farmer's markets.
Amelia met a kitty friend on the way:
We got a few veggie items, and then returned for the car, so we could go grocery shopping. Later, we returned home for lunch and play time. Amelia took a nice, long nap.
She awoke to find a snack of banana bread (made by mommy) and "juice" (lemonade):
And then quickly got suited up for a bit of swimming in the side yard:
Splashing Daddy:
Practicing her swim kicks:
Playing quite crazily with her duckies:
Practicing blowing bubbles in the water:
This morning, she got all dressed up in her princess gear. Check out her item of choice for playtime (in the stroller and then in her hand) -- an onion:
After a little bit of swimming time, she selected our seating for the soon-to-come Fourth of July parade (in front of our house):
She got all dressed up in her patriotic gear, and we got in place:
And soon.... the first signs of a coming parade!
It was a nice, quiet, lazy Saturday. Chris went to a soccer game later, so it was just a girls' night at home.
Sunday 7/4
This morning, she got all dressed up in her princess gear. Check out her item of choice for playtime (in the stroller and then in her hand) -- an onion:
After a little bit of swimming time, she selected our seating for the soon-to-come Fourth of July parade (in front of our house):
She got all dressed up in her patriotic gear, and we got in place:
And soon.... the first signs of a coming parade!
When the flag went by, she followed instruction to put her hand over her heart...... :)
She enjoyed all of the candy - and these beads and cow bell! - handed out!
Showing off the beach ball received from one of the last floats, and the flag that had been placed in our lawn:
Amelia went down for a later nap, and woke to find a Fourth of July cookout in our own backyard!
The late naptime lined up perfectly with our evening plans.... a concert on the college campus, leading up to 10pm fireworks. It was later plans than we typically ever make with her, but with naptime going until almost 6pm, this was a perfect time to try!
She enjoyed all of the candy - and these beads and cow bell! - handed out!
Showing off the beach ball received from one of the last floats, and the flag that had been placed in our lawn:
Amelia went down for a later nap, and woke to find a Fourth of July cookout in our own backyard!
The late naptime lined up perfectly with our evening plans.... a concert on the college campus, leading up to 10pm fireworks. It was later plans than we typically ever make with her, but with naptime going until almost 6pm, this was a perfect time to try!
She had a bit of a "too much candy and not enough food" incident before the concert, so we had an outfit change at this point. No more cute red-white-blue.
Sitting, enjoying the concert:
Rolling in the grass with Daddy:
Enjoying one of her parade treats:
Mommy was there too! I'm not in pictures much... because I'm always taking them!
See... it went late and got dark out!
Watching the post-concert fireworks:
She really liked the fireworks and had a lot of fun that night.
Monday 7/5
We slept in and had a relaxing breakfast, before heading out to run some errands:
After a few errands, we went for a picnic at the splash park:
And then it was time for some splashing!
A splash park video:
When we returned home, Amelia went down for her afternoon nap. When she woke up, she was introduced to her new potty chart. This is our incentive program for getting her to produce results on her little potty.
She got credit for her first 3 potty successes:
Only 7 more to her first prize! Hopefully, after a few weeks of earning prizes, she will have gained more and more comfort with pottying, and we can go after potty training with a fury.
After her snack, she helped me put together another of her birthday gifts - an arts easel:
Sitting, enjoying the concert:
Rolling in the grass with Daddy:
Enjoying one of her parade treats:
Mommy was there too! I'm not in pictures much... because I'm always taking them!
See... it went late and got dark out!
The little girls next to us loved talking with Amelia and playing with her. They gave her one of their light-up bracelets. One funny point of the evening was when the 1812 Overture was played, complete with cannon fire. The first one boomed and Amelia literally hit the deck!
Watching the post-concert fireworks:
She really liked the fireworks and had a lot of fun that night.
Monday 7/5
We slept in and had a relaxing breakfast, before heading out to run some errands:
After a few errands, we went for a picnic at the splash park:
And then it was time for some splashing!
A splash park video:
When we returned home, Amelia went down for her afternoon nap. When she woke up, she was introduced to her new potty chart. This is our incentive program for getting her to produce results on her little potty.
She got credit for her first 3 potty successes:
Only 7 more to her first prize! Hopefully, after a few weeks of earning prizes, she will have gained more and more comfort with pottying, and we can go after potty training with a fury.
After her snack, she helped me put together another of her birthday gifts - an arts easel:
And by "helped", I mean that she hid things that were crucial for the assembly of this item. But.... it finally got together, and she enjoyed playing on it.
It was a nice, relaxing weekend with just our little family!
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