Happy 4th!

I hope that everyone had a fun and restful Independence Day! Kendall's 1st 4th of July was calm and uneventful...we watched a little Wimbledon in the morning and took a long nap in the afternoon. Bedford has a festival that day and fireworks in the evening...I was a little nervous as to how Kendall might respond to the fireworks so we decided to keep our distance from the show. My fear was that she would begin crying and then we would be stuck in the middle of a crowded location - the people around us probably wouldn't care but I would feel horrible to be the ones with the crying baby. So we ended up going to a parking lot relatively close to the Boy's Ranch. The location was very crowded so apparently a lot of others had a similiar idea...some of the people were somewhat questionable but there were enough families that I felt safe. It was a good show - not quite like Boomtown, which we visited a few years ago - but perfect for Kendall. I think she was aware of the sounds but couldn't quite place where they were coming from.

Today we are in search for a decent baby bike 'puller'...I bought a very nice Gary Fisher bike a couple years ago that I've barely been able to use because of the pregnancy and now having Kendall. We would like something that has dual uses - many have kits so that they can be running strollers as well. Unfortunately, all the ones we have seen are upwards of $600...that's more than our two bikes cost together! This may be a family birthday/Christmas/every holiday for the next couple years gift :o)