The 4th of July was a blast! We took Courtney to her first parade. The little town just on the north end of Colorado Springs, Monument, has a big parade. It is quite a draw. Tons of people were lining the streets! The first people walking down the street were people dressed like pioneers and they were shooting off guns. They also had a small cannon they would stop every 100 feet or so to shoot off. They had a kid from the side of the road help with shooting off the cannon. Wouldn’t you know they stopped right in front of us? When they shot it off, Courtney wasn’t real happy. But a few minutes later when she discovered this parade had horses, she was a happy camper! She loved all the horses she saw. She also loved the cars and fire engines. It was a good 2 hour parade! Here are her and Hubby watching the parade:
It put her nap back a bit, but when we finally got her in bed and asleep, she took a good nap. So good in fact that we had to wake her up! We were heading over to the Z’s house for a BBQ. It was a beautiful day, actually on the hot side. We ate lunch on their patio out back under the shade of their deck, a large umbrella and a tarp. After dinner we played a game called “Cornhole”. It’s like a bean bag toss game for adults. There is even a website for it: http://www.playcornhole.org/
Here is everyone out playing Cornhole:
We had a great time. We tried to put Courtney down in Tony and Kelly’s bedroom, but she wasn’t having much luck getting to sleep. So, we headed for home to get her in her own bed. Hubby and I watched fireworks on TV, we watched the one’s in Boston. We can’t see any from the way our house sits, so until Courtney is old enough to stay up, we have to make due.
We finally went to bed about 10pm ish. At 11:55pm I was awoken by the sound of fireworks. Our very obnoxious neighbors across the street from us had purchased pretty much real fireworks and were setting them off. They would shoot out what sounded like an air cannon, and go up about 40 feet, where they would explode. They were real fireworks, just not huge like professional ones. The sound was ridiculous, and Courtney’s room is in the front of the house. I was livid.
I called the police, but because fireworks are illegal in our town, they were already a little busy with firework calls. I kept telling Hubby I was going to go out there. He wouldn’t let me, but I was FURIOUS. Courtney never woke up all the way, but she was rolling around in her bed a lot. Finally another neighbor approached them and they did shut down for the night. But, I was fuming….
The next day we were all a little groggy. Imagine that. But we spent the day preparing for some visitors. Hubby’s cousin’s wife and her friend were on a road trip from Indiana and stayed with us for 2 nights. They arrived just as I was putting Courtney to bed on Saturday night. The next morning Hubby made his famous homemade waffles, and then we were out the door. I dropped Courtney off at Nana and Papa’s house for the day and then we were on to horseback riding through Garden of the Gods. Here is a self portrait with Hubby behind me on his horse “Easy”:
After our hour ride, we stopped at the Trading Post in the park to have lunch. From there it was on to the Cog Railway up Pikes Peak. On the way up (and down) we saw Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep!:
After the round trip, we took the long way to get to my parents’ house that included a dirt road and a stop at Helen Hunt falls. They dropped me off at my parents’ house (my car was there) and headed off to pick up grub for dinner. We met back up at home, and started dinner. One of our cadets was also coming over. His girlfriend had just gotten back from 6 weeks in Egypt and was in desperate need of a washer and dryer. So, they arrived and started their laundry. They finally finished their laundry at 12:30pm. We were all dead tired and hit the sack as soon as the cadets left. The next morning, we all moved slowly. Hubby and I got to work late, and the girls headed off on their next leg of the trip to Boulder, via Cripple Creek.
Today we went to lunch about 11:45am. When we got back an hour later, the power was out! It finally came back on around 2pm, and I was just getting ready to leave. So, I sat down at my computer and tried to do work. But, the power had caused several issues for us, and I couldn’t really do anything. SO, I left anyway. I ran a few errands, and then went and picked up Courtney.
We went down to Focus on the Family. They have a public play area for kids. They have a 3 story slide! Courtney is still a little too young for that. They had a toddler’s room and some other areas for older kids. Courtney wasn’t real interested in the Toddler room as it really only had stuff to sit on, not play with. It wasn’t real exciting for her.
But I also had to meet someone up at Fox Run Park in Black Forrest. So, we headed up there early. They had a playground that was perfect for her. But she spent about 20 minutes of the 30 minutes we had, swinging. She used to hate swinging, but she sure is growing fond of it now!
After I met with my friend about an upcoming BBQ, we headed for home. And after dinner, we went on a family walk around the neighborhood. We saw a bunny, a bird, and a motorcycle. For Courtney it was a very exciting walk! She loves seeing motorcycles, and she is finally over the fact that there are other motorcycles out there besides Daddy’s!
One of my parenting magazines had a cool site referenced the other day. http://cosmeticdatabase.com/index.php
That is a site that will tell you all you ever wanted to know about cosmetics, lotions, soaps, etc. Such as what chemicals are in them, and what those chemicals can do, do they test on animals, etc. I love this new site and have been using it a lot to look for new things that I will purchase in the future! Just wanted to pass it on!
Here is a great photo that was taken of Courtney at daycare:
I am off to do laundry!
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