I love the 4th of July! I have many fond memories from my childhood - our family vacation every year was in Syracuse, IN on Lake Wawasee. We were there the last week in June and the first week of July. Fireworks were awesome! Sometimes we took the boat out and watched them from the water, other times just from the shore. Regardless, I loved them.
I always get a little homesick for WI on the 4th of July. I think 4th of July in Door County reminded me so much of my childhood that I couldn't help but love it. It is hard to get used to living in an area where the 4th of July is not the life blood of the community. There are parades, parties, fireworks - just about everything in Door County. In Longmont, it almost seems like just another day.
Casey had to work some this weekend, but fortunately he had the 4th and today off with us. We woke up yesterday and headed into Boulder. It has been a long time since I was on Pearl St. so I was excited to check it out. It was early enough that the crowd was minimal and the weather was nice - mild, yet summery. Ian was so excited to play in the fountain! We wanted to wear him out and extend his nap so that he could stay up late enough for the fireworks. We got him home and he crashed until about 4:30 PM. Later, Tom and the Courtney family came over for a cookout. Sadly, the clouds and thunder rolled in. It rained pretty hard for the rest of the night. We weren't sure we were going to get to see fireworks, but my fingers were crossed since I had been telling Ian about them all day! We enjoyed some good food and then headed to Coldstone Creamery around 8:30. Everyone was a trooper, trying to be optimistic that the fireworks would happen. We saw people sitting in their chairs with umbrellas. We grabbed some ice cream and hung out under their canopy to stay dry and sure enough...kaboom at 9:30 PM! It was a decent show - we were just happy to see fireworks at that point. The kids did great and our master plan of late naps worked famously. We got home around 10:30 PM and read Walter the Farting Dog for the fifth time that day. Ian crashed and we soon followed! It was a lot of fun, but nothing will ever compare to a Door County 4th of July. I am already planning our trip back next summer in my head...
We were going to take Ian to the zoo this morning, but I was too tired and not sure my feet could handle much more walking. We decided to take a little roadtrip to Ft. Collins. I didn't realize how close we lived to this fabulous town! I have only been there one other time for Casey's competition back in March and we have been talking about checking it out. I was glad we did. It was lovely! It started off rough as Ian had another fight with the sidewalk and the sidewalk won. Once we got him calmed down, we enjoyed a downtown stroll before heading over to City Park. I really like this town. It has so much to do and see. Casey described it perfectly - if Longmont and Boulder had a baby, Ft. Collins would be the result. It has a great mix of people and charm.
We were going to take Ian to the zoo this morning, but I was too tired and not sure my feet could handle much more walking. We decided to take a little roadtrip to Ft. Collins. I didn't realize how close we lived to this fabulous town! I have only been there one other time for Casey's competition back in March and we have been talking about checking it out. I was glad we did. It was lovely! It started off rough as Ian had another fight with the sidewalk and the sidewalk won. Once we got him calmed down, we enjoyed a downtown stroll before heading over to City Park. I really like this town. It has so much to do and see. Casey described it perfectly - if Longmont and Boulder had a baby, Ft. Collins would be the result. It has a great mix of people and charm.
Ian is napping and I am trying to fight it off. Back to work tomorrow, but at least it is a short week. Very close to the one month countdown of Baby Dos' arrival...it won't be long now!
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