Jack's first 4th of July was packed full of adventure...as usual Mommy tried to pack as much into one day as humanly possible...Poor Jack! The day started with mommy being on call at the hospital. Usually this is not a big deal because 
we don't have too much going on the morning of the 4th. But this year my clinic was in a 4th of July parade and I thought it would be great for Jack to be in his first parade. In order to make this work I had to be at the hospital at 7 am and Jack had to come with me since I work so far away from home. KC, one of my co-workers, offered to watch him for an hour and a half I while I was at work. When I got off work I walked up to Jackson while he was playing on the floor with a couple of gals from the office and he looked at me like hey mom no big deal I'm having fun without you. He had so many friends and he just let everyone pass him around and hold him.
we don't have too much going on the morning of the 4th. But this year my clinic was in a 4th of July parade and I thought it would be great for Jack to be in his first parade. In order to make this work I had to be at the hospital at 7 am and Jack had to come with me since I work so far away from home. KC, one of my co-workers, offered to watch him for an hour and a half I while I was at work. When I got off work I walked up to Jackson while he was playing on the floor with a couple of gals from the office and he looked at me like hey mom no big deal I'm having fun without you. He had so many friends and he just let everyone pass him around and hold him.
When we got to the front of the parade we went to line up and there was this guy in a 4th of July eagle costume and I thought it would be great to have Jack's picture taken with the eagle. Jack on the other hand did not think this was such a great plan. I took a couple of pictures and then the entire time until the parade started Jackson kept his eye on that eagle to make sure it wasn't going to get him again. I decided not to hold Jack on the float because he is so wiggly and instead I carried him in his back pack. He did extremely well as I tossed out candy and little squishy baseballs. He loved looking out at all of the people and rocking out to the music. He was such a champ, but because the parade was during nap time he made it about 3/4 of the way through the parade and then he zonked out.
After the parade I took Jack home and he took a long 2 hour nap. It was a good thing because after his nap it was time to go to the Garcia family BBQ. This is Amy's family and it is a BBQ we go to every 4th of July. Jack had so much fun playing with his BFF Will. They actually played well together/next to each other. Will might be bigger than Jackson, but I think Jack is more pushy. At the BBQ Jack ate more junk than he has ever had and he loved it.Hot dogs are delicious!
Puffs are good too!
MMM...Popsicles!
Blowing bubbles is fun!
After the BBQ we took a quick trip home to let the dog out and get our stuff together for fireworks. We decide to take Jack in the back pack because I was worried about negotiating the stroller with so many people. The back pack worked great and I think it is our new favorite mode of transportation. Usually Jack goes to bed between 8:30 and 9:00 and since the fireworks started after that Jack was fighting like crazy to stay awake. Once the fireworks started I laid him back and he was mesmerized. He loved the fireworks and he was not afraid one bit. He watched about 15 minutes and then he was out and down for the count. What a great 4th of July!!!
After the BBQ we took a quick trip home to let the dog out and get our stuff together for fireworks. We decide to take Jack in the back pack because I was worried about negotiating the stroller with so many people. The back pack worked great and I think it is our new favorite mode of transportation. Usually Jack goes to bed between 8:30 and 9:00 and since the fireworks started after that Jack was fighting like crazy to stay awake. Once the fireworks started I laid him back and he was mesmerized. He loved the fireworks and he was not afraid one bit. He watched about 15 minutes and then he was out and down for the count. What a great 4th of July!!!
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