We wound up having a really good day.
We took the kids to the parade in Merrimack and honestly, it was pretty similar to the Juneau parade! LOL
But the cool thing about it was that there is a really beautiful park in Merrimack and we wound up parking there and then just walking up to the street to watch the parade. So we got to walk around the park for a little bit before the parade started….it was really cool and I got some nice pics…
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this is a river that runs through the park…very cool!
The kids loved it…
Ben playing by the edge of the river…
Jaime posing….LOL She so loves her picture taken and I can't figure out if this is a bad thing or not….lol. What I DO know is I'm getting a lot of good pictures out of her loving her picture taken, so works for me!!
Ben being his typical dorky self….
so love this picture! Gonna frame this one…
Here's some parade ones….like I said the parade itself was….cute. LOL not all that exciting…but the kids loved it.
Then a stop for ice cream!
Messy boy AND he discovered how cool it is to run around without a shirt! LOL His first time going without a shirt….he never would, before. So cute!
See her freckles?? I love them!! 🙂
And then we went home for a few hours..mom and I both took a nap while Zak took the kids to the pool. I have GOT to get a bathing suit that fits so I can go too…
And then off to the fireworks! Someone from Mom's work told her that they park at the parking garage in downtown and they can see the fireworks perfectly, so we decided to try that. And it worked out perfect! (Aside from my near panic attacks when the kids went up to the wall…ugh, so hate heights!!)
It was the first time both of the kids have been and they LOVED it. Jaime went once when she was about 2, but was NOT thrilled….this time, she LOVED it. Yay!!!
But I have to admit….there is nowhere like Juneau, Alaska for the 4th, especially when it's sunshiny and nice, like it was. So while we had fun, it was great…I loved my mom being with us…there was a part of me that really, really missed Juneau and all our family and friends there! I think we are going to have to plan our yearly vacations to Alaska, for the 4th. Cause even when it's not nice out, it's still a damn good time!!! 🙂
Enjoy!!
Anything But Gray 
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