Ethan's Page: Happy 4th of July!!

Hope everyone had a great 4th we sure did. First we went to Grampa Franks & Gramma Judy's for a cookout. Ethan had a great time swinging on the swing set & walking in the grass. He ate like a champ. He had some green beans, chicken, & potatoes. What a little piggy! Then we went back home to pack up some drinks & snacks for the wait for the fireworks. We went to International Park to see the downtown fireworks. We got there about 7 so that we could get a good spot to watch the display. We had a cooler packed with drinks & snacks but we still ended up getting a pizza. Ethan started to get a bit on the fussy side around 8:30 so we let him out of his stroller & kept him on the blanket (the ground was really nasty). Once we got our pizza we had to put him back in his stroller so we could eat then he went for a little walk about 9:30. The fireworks were supposed to start about 9:45 but they actually didn't start till after 10. There was a display that was happening across the river at Promenade Park that looked like it was the city's display but it ended after 3 mins. People were staring & wondering if that was it. Matt thought it was & was getting ready to pack up. I followed the boaters & said they aren't moving neither are we. Good thing I paid attention to them b/c a few mins later the real downtown fireworks started. Ethan seemed to enjoy them. He never fussed or anything. Towards the end he got a tad restless but that was ok. When the grand finale went off he heard all the people clapping so he decided to clap with everyone. I thought it was too cute. Maybe next year we can take him to Promenade. They have all kids of live music, family fun events, food, ect. This year I thought he was just too little for all that. We ended up getting home about midnight. It was way past Ethan's bedtime (9:00) but it was fun. On special occasions he gets to stay up. He handled it well.

Here are the pictures from last night. Sorry I didn't get any of the actual display.