4TH OF JULY!!

Our 4th of July started off with dinner and a movie the night before...a 10:20 showing of Pirates III! So we arranged to drop Isabelle off with Grandmama and Grandpa Ilich at 8 so we could meet up with everyone for dinner around 8:15. Here is the clencher...the night before, Grandmama came over to babysit while I went to the gym (I was gone 1.5 hours) and when I got home, come to find, she had a total melt down. Michael and I have been saying that her "witching hour" is between 6-7pm and Grandmama go stuck right in the middle of it. Having said that, we proceeded to have her Grandparents watch her for what turned out to be a 5.5 hour stretch and were somewhat worried that the night before scenario may happen again. We called after dinner while walking to the movies (such a new parent thing-it was funny) only to hear that she has been sleeping and guess who got her to sleep? GRANDPA! I guess the "bond" he was searching for has officially been put into place.

The following morning we proceeded to get our butts out of bed at 7 to get ready for our local Santa Clarita Valley parade with the Rotary's pancake breakfast that I have not had in about 15 years. Michael headed over to the theatre to reserve our seats...a couch from the lobby pulled out in front of the theatre with mimosas flowing freely :) People walked by commenting that this was the way to watch the parade and boy was it! Isabelle missed the first half while snoozing on my lap.

After the parade we headed home for our now 2nd Annual BBQ! We had a bunch of friends over, including the other "new kids", went swimming (which was Isabelle's first time and after she got in, loved. No crying or tears-YEAH!) and then ended with watching fireworks over Town Center at the Summit Park (aka: our backyard). She slept right through those as well.

(Pics above : Grandmama and Isabelle at the parade, Isabelle eyeing my mimosa :) , Isabelle's "fairy cubparents"- April and Jason Price in the parade for the Goose, Papa, Izzy and Mama, the newest member to the Jaycee kids club...MacKenzie! and Isabelle taking the plunge)

All in all, it was a wonderful first 4th of July!