What a beautiful day for a parade! It started out a little chilly, hence the blanket. It warmed up though, and we all had a blast.
Ball! Yet another ball to add to our collection. At least this one is deflatable so it can take up less space. Chelsea had a great time at the parade. She never asked to be taken out of her stroller. She had good front row seats and was satisfied sitting there. Whew! It would have been frustrating for her to not be allowed to chase the floats/horses/whatever down the street had she been free to run around. Next year she will collect candy. This year Rick and I did all the fetching. (and eating) :)
We stayed at the parade for about 2 1/2 hours. We would have stayed longer if Mommy hadn't had to go to work, but it's a good thing we left when we did. The little one was out cold before we made it home. She slept for another 2 1/2 hours afterward too! I love events that wear out your kids! Us grown ups enjoyed it a lot too.
Happy Birthday Daddy! I guess he's not so happy about aging. Just wait till next year! Ha ha ha!
Pizza and juice. Gotta have it all at the same time. She always tries to pick up every toy at the same time. She's getting creative about it now!
Cute flag waving at the parade. She was SO into everything that was going on. She got all sorts of goodies too. Flags, frisbee, frisbee disc, beach ball, candy....ah what fun!
Here is some sleepy excitement. She is waving and yawning at the same time. Parades are so much better with kids. Some of the families around us were admiring Chelsea and commenting on how good she is. :)
Something to officially commemorate the occasion. Photo op!
Can't keep her eyes open any longer. She's been resisting going to sleep for about three hours at this point. Finally, after eating most of a corn dog (her first corn dog ever) she dropped off
Still a little dazed. She didn't get quite the nap she needed. She woke up during the show where a guy put 6 people inside a balloon. Yeah, 6 people! It was pretty cool to watch and it would have been cool to do, but it was hot enough OUTside the balloon, hehe.
Her first ice cream cone! Sorry about the color. We are not sunburned, just under a tent. She LOVED eating the ice cream. We managed to be in control of MOST of the mess, but it's ice cream. It's supposed to be messy. (at least at the fair)
At the petting zoo! I wanted to buy some feed and let the animals eat out of her hands, but I think she's a little too little for that still. Maybe next year. I haven't figured out why she was bending over like this, but it is really cute.
Hmm...Not sure I like this one....I don't remember what she was looking at. She liked the emu, but it made me nervous that it was going to peck at her. The llama was pretty cool too.
A better view?
We were going to try to catch the dog show before heading home, but we were early. So we came to the kids break room. This was one of the highlights of Chelsea's day thus far.
Yo, Mama! She liked this house until another kids opened the door and Chelsea was about to leave, but then the other kid shut her in. Whaaa! She recovered quickly though.
