We had mixed feelings about going out to see the parade today (most of them having to do with it being 93° and humid). But we decided to go because we thought Charles would enjoy seeing the big machinery go by. However, he wasn’t feeling well this morning so we were planning on staying home. Then Corwin announced that he wanted to go to the parade and Charles perked up, so off we went.
Charles conked out on the way over in the stroller, so he missed about the first third of it. Eventually he woke up, grumpy, and required Mom to hold him the rest of the time. Corwin enjoyed the parade for a while but then he got hungry and bored. I told him that was for the best, as it would be build character and what better day to do that and become a better citizen than the Fourth of July? Sadly, such words of wisdom are wasted on the young people of today.