Wordy Wednesday: Our Weekend Celebrations
July 8, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Holidays, family
July 4th is not only Independence Day; it also happens to be my daughter’s birthday. This year, she turned a big six-years-old. It’s hard to believe that it was six years ago that I had my first child. We were fortunate to see the fireworks from the hospital room the night she was born.
It wasn’t until I saw this picture of her that I realized how much she has changed. The baby fat is gone from her face and she looks like a first grader now. In case you’re interested, you can go to Thrifty Mommy to see the things she got for her birthday and the deals I got. We’ll be having a party for her next week.
After we opened presents with Alligator Girl, we headed out to the parade.
These ladies enjoyed squirting water on everyone in the crowd. It was so hot outside that day that the water was a nice treat. The parade was filled with beauty queens, floats, firetrucks, tractors, horses, local business owners, and so much more.
After the parade, we took Alligator Girl to her favorite Chinese restaurant (her choice). Later that evening, we went to a few different locations to see the fireworks.
How did you celebrate Independence Day?
images (c) Karen Weideman
Happy belated birthday to your daughter!!! I was due July 4th, 2004 with baby #2, but she came a week early. Looks like you had a wonderful 4th! Happy WW
I spent the 4th doing this: http://mayangelstar.com/2009/07/06/4th-of-july/
I was actually due June 29, 2003. I was teaching at the time and school got out June 6th. I kept hoping to make it through the school year until the end of May. Little did I know I would be two weeks late. Having a child on the 4th is pretty cool. You know that you’ll always be out of work that day and there’s festivities to help celebrate.