Little Ladybug's Journey: 4th of July 2013

My 4th of July cutie!

Emily and I had a great time on the 4th. We had a very nice breakfast out at Sherry's house in Ridgefield, WA. Sherry is my step-sister and Emily's auntie. It was great to see all of our family enjoying the day and getting ready for the parade. There was an over abundance of yummies and some great conversations during breakfast outside while looking at Sherry's view. It was also fabulous to see James, my nephew, who was home for a few days from Alaska, where he is going to school.

After breakfast we ventured out to see what Ridgefield had to offer. Emily got some cotton candy, danced out in the streets, participated in the children's pet parade (with my step-sister Lisa and her dog Jessie), and then got busy with her sidewalk chalk waiting for the parade. THANK YOU Grandpa for setting out our chairs on the 2nd of July to save our spot! We had prime candy catching opportunities! For those of you who don't know, just about every act, float, car, etc. that comes down the street in the Ridgefield parade throws candy out to the crowd! Kids bring their own bags to collect theirs and Emily had hers as well.

After the parade, we headed to the park where Emily had her first shaved ice, played in all the bouncy houses, held a milk snake, and petted a python! Yes, you heard me correctly! SNAKES!!! Auntie JuJu took Emily up to the reptile man show as mommy stayed in the back. :-) This mommy doesn't do snakes!

After coming home later, we all kind of just rested. Then after dinner Emily was anxious to do her pop-its, and did about 200 of them out in the driveway. She also did some sparklers. We then stayed out in our driveway and watched all of the neighbors do their fireworks. It was AWESOME! It was like being at an actual big city display. It was fun to watch, although at times a bit loud.

Hope you all had a wonderful 4th as well! Enjoy the pictures!
Warmly,
Kathy