Hope everyone had a great one, we sure did! We headed down to the parade, did the “window shopping” (booth shopping as it is) and saw many, many friends that we haven’t seen in ages, had a bite to eat and sat back and enjoyed the hometown parade. We knew quite a few people in the parade this year from very diverse floats (Island School, BHS Crew, Bainbridge Little League, St. Barnabus Preschool, Save Our Teachers…). Always fun to watch the boys get excited about the starlight mint or flimsy frisbee that’s thrown their way. Carlos’ big find was some lotion that the Clinic gave out. He held onto that for the day and kept asking if anyone needed some lotion! Who knew it was that easy to please that boy? Trey didn’t make it through the whole parade without falling asleep and boy, his 50 pound frame is hard to carry down Winslow Way. Nana and Papa took the older boys to their house for a rest, while we took Trey home to get some sleep.
With everyone rested, we started up with our BBQ. We had a smaller crowd this year than most but it was nice to be able to chat with everyone and really be able to catch up. The kids played and played and played, we ate and talked and ate and talked. The neighbors put on an amazing fireworks display right in front of our eyes. We could even see the Lake Union and Winslow fireworks this year. What a treat to be able to take it all in. Hope everyone’s 4th was as great as ours!