Sum-sum-summertime

What we have been doing so far this summer:
We went to the zoo with Papa Burt and had a ball! The animals were out and about so we got to see them! :)

Seth and Addie had to climb on everything that could possibly be climbed on. Grandpa got such a kick out of it. It was wonderful to see him again, can I just say?! Love you, Dad.

Here we are at the Syracuse Founders Day Parade! We just had to walk through the block to 2000 West to get there! It was perfect! We were at the start of the parade so the kids totally scored tons of candy!

Here comes the parade. I always get choked up as the flag passes and everyone puts their hand on their hearts. It is just such a neat thing. I sure do love this country. Don't you?!

Here comes the candy! Check out Seth's "Ninja Robe"!! LOL! He found it in the dress-up bin and has been wearing it since. I got it when I was a kid from someone! Yikes, I can't remember. Anyway, it has Japanese (I think) writing on the front, so Seth concluded it is a ninja robe. Sounds good, Bud. Knock yourself out.

It was a great Saturday morning. Now what shall we do to celebrate the 4th...............hummmm?? What are you doing?? Do share.

We also went to the Roy Pool this week and I got myself an mighty nice sunburn. Brilliant, I know. I tried the new areosal sunscreen and I must say and am not impressed. I burned more than usual and my kids got a little burned, too. It doesn't work as well as the lotion kind and I put it on several times that day. The kids brought their own money and had a blast buying what they wanted from the concession stand. I did pitch in and help them a little; their quarters didn't last too long! They each got their own nachos and Seth told me "This is the best day of my life!". Nachos bring out those kind of feelings for me, too! Addie ate 1-and-a-half hot dogs, entirely by herself much to my surprise. I turned about to have a bite of her dog, and she has eaten it all. We made several trips to get popsicles and that was pretty awesome. We haven't done much this summer so we went all out and had a ball that day. We went down the slides a bunch of times, with Addie on my lap. I have decided that I could go to a pool each day of my life during the summer and be completely content. Especially if they have lots of nachos.

Happy summer, everyone......