4th of July

For the 4th of July this year, we decided to participate in the local neighborhood Firetruck parade.  All the kids decorate their scooter, bikes or whatever and walk behind a fire truck for a few blocks.  The best part is that afterwards, they turn on the fire hose and the kids get to go wild.  Carter was a HUGE fan this year!

 Jonah and I decided to keep uor distance, but Daddy couldn't help himself, so he tried to coax Jonah in.  It didn't go well.  After the parade we SAT DOWN at a burger joint and had lunch.  We have never done this outside of vacation when it was necessary. Surprisingly  the boys did great and now Carter asks to go to restaurants on a regular basis (that doesn't mean we go).

 We also took advantage of the long weekend and went to the Bronx Zoo.  Isaac had never been and it's actually an amazing zoo.  Despite the hot, hot weather (can you see it in their faces??), we had a pretty good time.  Jonah liked the lemurs best.  He was so excited he didn't know what to do with himself.  Carter was fairly uninterested by most of the animals.  Maybe next time we can just send Isaac and Jonah!

 This is just how we get home from church.  Most of the other bus goers are charmed at our well dressed children.  If only they could see them the other days of the week!

On an unrelated note, Carter has started coming in bed with us in the middle of the night. Often we are too tired to try and move him back so either Isaac or I move to his bed.  Carter quite likes waking up next to me.  One morning he woke me up by scratching my back.  Another morning he sang "Skid-a-marinke-dinke do" to me.  He also asked me about wives one day.  When I explained that someday he could choose a girl to be his wife, he got very upset and told me that I had to be his wife . . . I'm hoping he figures out that that is not really what he wants!