July 4 - God Bless America!

Oh, I had just the coolest day!! It started out with Daddy and me hangin' out while mommy caught a few extra z's (she had some sleep issues last night!) I was able to take a really great morning nap which made us a little late for the big (right) Ridgefield 4th of July Parade. I made the most of it, though, as the pictures will show!

There were lots of Kirkwoods/Gaylors in the Parade! My Uncle Dean drove some of his Ridgefield All-Stars baseball team (which I missed 'cuz I was sleepin') Matt was in that part of the parade. My cousin Allie carried a Big Al's sign in front of her PaPa's '39 Packard Convertible. Cousin Joey rode in the back of the Packard.

I got to sit near my cousins and Aunt Kelley and her brother/his wife and her Mom, Sandee. Also a surprise was to see my Aunt Debbie's brother Greg and his wife Carol and their kids. It was their first year at the parade, and they happened to run into Kelley. Small World!







I just love small town parades!

Here is a slideshow of some highlights of the parade. OK, so the highlights are more like "Katie at the parade", but you get the point.



In the evening, we walked down and around to Jay and Stacy's house. They were having their annual BBQ / Fireworks extravaganza. Unfortunately, we had to leave when the party was just getting started, because SOMEBODY (me) was getting tired! Granted, they started the fun just before my regular bedtime. As it was, I didn't get to bed until probably 9:15. Just in time for all the neighborhood fireworks (and there were MANY) to start. I'm a sleeper, though, and I power slept through all the noise. I'm good like that.