That's because I am still pregnant and carrying this little baby boy around with me wherever I go. He's not due until the 10th, so it is okay if he hasn't made his appearance yet - he will when he is ready. I thought I might have a patriotic baby, but it was not meant to be, so I planned activities to keep us busy instead.
First: I really wanted to attend a parade while I had energy in the morning, so we looked up parades in town and found only a few options. Florida really is not into parades. I guess because it's so hot in July, who knows? Anyway, we drove to this quaint town called Safety Harbor (about 30 minutes away) to catch the parade.
We invited our friends the Abaunza's to join us.
Stephanie's sister Elizabeth was in town as well. Before the parade started Annabelle loved following and petting this Great Dane. I think she has the cutest coat and looked very patriotic - even her toenails were painted.
Let the parade begin:
It was a small and cute parade with some fun local touches like this firetruck and the dancing Santa's below.
Annabelle did awesome. We were not sure what she was going to think of the parade or do, but she loved it. There was so much going on that she just sat and wanted to watch it all.
Hanging out with Daddy.
Robert and Carlos with their girls.
We tried getting a picture of these two girls just by themselves, but as you can tell - they were not having it. I think this one captures it best.
Robert and Carlos went to law school together and now we're having babies together, which makes it fun.
Annabelle and Emily are 5 months apart and the baby boys will be about 3 months apart. Stephanie and I were troopers walking around town in the heat and pregnant. The town gathered after the parade in this square - they sung patriotic songs and handed out cookies, drinks, and toys to the kids.
After the parade we all went our separate ways to rest, recover, and get some lunch. However, we reconvened at our place later in the evening for some pool fun and dinner before watching the fireworks.
I wanted to stay as close to home since I did not know when I might go into labor. The pool felt so nice! It's been closed for weeks for renovations, but I am glad to have it back.
After hot dogs and snacks I busted out an "oldie but goody" game - "Let's Go Fishin'" to see who had the best fishing skills. It was quite the scene watching adults compete over a child's game.
We even let the girls have a turn.
Once we finished the game, we passed out the glow sticks (my favorite), grabbed some desserts (I'm enjoying a root beer float), and headed out to the balcony to watch all the firework shows up and down the beach.
It was a great view and fun spot to watch the fireworks from when you have little ones and two big bellies who were not really up for traffic and long distance walking.
Happy 4th of July!
