But as it turned out, the weather cleared, and off we went, meeting up with some friends to enjoy the parade together--a scene repeated in thousands of towns all across our country today. A small-town Fourth of July parade stirs my emotions more than you might think. Or maybe not, if you know me well and are already aware of how easily my emotions can be stirred. ;-)
Here are some cell phone pictures to document the occasion...
Even Benjamin got to fly the flag! :)
It's possible that this monster truck was the highlight of the parade for at least a few of the spectators in my group. :) We had certainly never seen one that high before!
But Tobin preferred the horses. :)And of course, we had to have a word with our favorite officer when the parade was over. ;-)
It felt like the parade was over so quickly, and we still wanted to be with our friends Amanda, Hannah, and Dean, so we all went to Dairy Queen; free ice cream for some of the group from the library summer reading program made that a good choice. :)
Benjamin is such an imitative boy. In his vocalizations and in his actions, he is quick to copy what those around him are doing. And so, Amanda got him to wave goodbye--well, it was really a whole-body wave on his part. He did it over and over, back and forth with her. As it turned out, when I started recording, he did it once, then got distracted; but right at the end of the video, he did it again. We got such a kick out of watching him. :)
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