Memorial Day Parade

And, a good time was had by all.

I was on the fence about whether or not to take the guys to the "biggest Memorial Day parade in the U.S." I love parades and honoring those who serve our country, so the combination in a Memorial Day parade works for me, but I wasn't sure if Husband or DuckyBoy would be up for it. Unknown location, didn't know how big the crowd would be, how far we'd have to walk, would we be able to see anything, how long would it be, and on and on.

Then yesterday morning, DuckyBoy mentioned that his friend S. would be marching in a parade with her Girl Scouts. Having already looked up the info, I knew it had to be this one -- so my decision was made!

There were enough people that it wasn't lonely, but we got there in time to get a great parking spot, a bit of curb to sit on, and even some shade. There were enough vehicles and bagpipes for DuckyBoy and enough sidewalk for Husband to sit down.

It was 2 hours, and they were having a good enough time that we could stay for the whole thing. I can't wait to watch it again next year!

On the way home we were going to go to Speed Racer, but DuckyBoy said he was so tired he didn't think he could sit through a movie! And he's been asking to see this one, so we took him seriously and just came home, which must have been the right choice.

But he doesn't seem sick... now we're just asking ourselves, what did we do right? And when?? So far the theory seems to include getting him up and out on Saturday morning, to something new that interested him (especially the worms), and then a chance to play with an active, yet easy-going, boy near his own age.

Now, how do we line that up every weekend...