4TH OF JULY

This was Sula’s very first 4th of July so we decided to take her a very special place because she deserved the very best! In the morning we took her to her first parade. The 4th of July parade in downtown Hillsboro was so much fun. Over 2 hours of constant floats, marching bands, and more. We even saw our friend Stephanie from the Hillsboro Library. She stopped the library van she was driving in the middle of the road and called for us to bring Sula over to her. She just loves Sula. This also happened to be Damien’s first 4th of July parade too.

After the parade we loaded up the car and drove to Rockaway Beach for the day/evening. They have a spectacular fireworks show. We found a little “cave” if you will and made a little fort for the evening. Everyone who walked past us commented on our great spot. It was a really a trail off the beach that was no longer in use but provided nice shelter on the sides from the wind. We had blankets, toys, coats, and each other and that made for an amazing day. Sula took a small nap before the show so she was well rested. She sat on my lap and layed against my chest and looked up at the show. I covered her ears because I was afraid the noise would bother her. Turns out she was fine with the noise. She LOVED watching the fireworks. Didn’t move or make a fuss the entire time, just enjoyed watching the colors fill the sky.

 The next day, July 5th I took Sula for a walk to the neighborhood park. Since Sula has outgrown her baby swing I thought it would be fun to put her in the baby swing at the park. Oh man was I right, she loved it! She thinks the swing is the greatest thing and had so much fun. Smart mama took the camera with us to document this fun! We got some great shots of the extremely happy baby in the swing. I think this will become a traditional stop on our walk. Sula also learned to say mama today! Guess she was so happy that I put her in the swing that she decided to say “mom”. She says “mom mom mom mom” It’s so flippin cute!