July 4th

We started off our day of celebration at the Monument 4th of July Parade. It's a much bigger event than I intended. Kai loved the firetruck sirens, cannons, and muskets they were shooting at the beginning of the parade. I was surprised he wasn't startled!

Daddy and Kai at the parade.


Aunt Mimi (Emily) helped keep Kai entertained during the "boring" sections of the parade. Unless there were sirens, music, or horses, Kai really was just a people watcher!


Later in the day we were invited to a 1st birthday pool party for Kai's friend, Zane. They had not played together for quite a while and astonished us at how fast Kai is catching up to Zane's size.
We have a tall boy on our hands!

Here's the boys checkin' each other out....one walking and one CRAWLING!


The baby pool had little fountains that Kai absolutely loved!


He also loved standing alongside the edge of the pool. Just the right size!


We are planning to make a couple more trips to the pool this summer because Kai loved it so much! We sort-of caught the distant fireworks from Palmer Lake while sitting out on our porch (although they were blocked by a tree). We decided the day was too packed to keep Kai up well past his bedtime. This decision was mainly for our sanity today! Hope you all enjoyed your July 4th celebration!