Independence Celebrations

On July 3, we headed down to CMAC to the RPO and Rochester Oratorio Society concert. We were a little worried that it would rain because it had been a torrential downpour at home in the afternoon. But it turned out to be a beautiful evening.

We sat on the lawn and had plenty of space for Little Bird to run around. She kept trying to run down the hill and get other people. The wide open space behind us was just not as interesting. She also did a great job of sitting on our laps and listening to the music and sometimes "dancing."

At some point LB got a hold of someone's Barney and went to town trying to eat his face. I guess we should have fed her more for dinner ;) Little Bird was up way past her bed time but she kept going strong the entire time.

The cannons firing during "1812 Overture" were a bit of a surprise for LB. With the first boom she stopped and looked up open mouthed. But after a couple booms, it was like nothing happened. (I never knew that song had words to it. Learn something new every day.)

After the concert, came the fireworks and everyone enjoyed the "explosions" of sound and light.

A short walk back to the car, where LB fell right asleep for the 45 minute ride home.

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On the 4th of July, we enjoyed a leisurely day and in the evening headed to a cookout with a bunch of people from the ward. Because of the threat of rain it ended up in the church instead of outside. But that was just fine for Little Bird. She had a great time running around the gym chasing balls and watching the big kids play.

It was nice to have an extra day off all together to celebrate our great country and the Founding Fathers.