Fourth of July - overdue of course

We had a pretty good Fourth of July - the weather here in MA was kind of touch and go - in the morning it was cool and rainy. ..

There's a Fourth of July tradition in my family started (by accident) by my dad when I was small. He used to take me to the parade in Chelmsford every fourth of july. He mentioned that he'd like to take Ellery. . and then mentioned that John should come also - it used to be a Daddy/daughter thing - now it would be a Daddy/daughter/Nonno thing. Makes me smile just to think of it.

So - we dressed Ellery up in the shirt Nonno brought her home from Washington, jeans, socks, sneakers and a jacket and off they went. Ellery had a great time except when the muskets were shot (several times. . right in front of her). She made friends with a doggie that was at the parade as well.

By the time they got home from the parade the weather was clear and warming up. We were off to Kristen and Kirk's for the bbq. Ellery wanted in the pool immediately and that's where she spent the majority of the day!!!! She had a blast!!! We weren't even in the car for a minute and she was passed out asleep in the backseat LOL.

I'm sure the pictures will upload in a strange order. . so here you go!