Fourth of July in Cincinnati is so fun! On the 3rd, we head to Madeira in the evening for the parade and then fireworks afterwards. This year we did it a little different and went to Scott's in between the parade and fireworks to cool off, eat some food, and play some games. It was insanely hot and muggy so it was nice to take a little break inside, especially with June!
The fireworks went great, and we were so shocked but happy!! Dennis brought some noise cancelling headphones for June - life saver. She seriously didn't even flinch at the noises, and fell asleep during the finale! She played with her toes for most of it and then when she saw the lights in the sky, she couldn't stop staring. It was so dang cute!
We stayed at Scott's that night since it was so much easier with June to stay in Madeira than drive 30 minutes back to the farm and then do it again in the morning. We put her on one bed and then Jake and I tried to sleep together in a twin bed.... Haha such a fail. In the middle of the night I claimed that June woke up and I went to go sleep with her.... SO much more room! Haha
In the morning we woke up and ate some oatmeal and then walked to the Indian Hill parade. Everyone loves this parade because they have a RIDICULOUS amount of candy! It was so, so hot that day and I felt like I was legitimately melting. I was putting cold water all on June's face and neck and I was downing Grandpa's smoothies. SO, SO HOT. Luckily for me (and June), her pops held her the entire parade which was sooo nice. Plus she was doing his hair with a little bit of baby drool so it was a win win.
When the parade was over, they have a party in the park and we went to that for about 30 minutes. We bought a few pizzas and hot dogs and went to town. The kids were playing at the park, but I was seriously just trying to keep hydrated for nursing purposes and trying to keep June cool. When I got back to the table with the food, Ralph said, "She's gonna need some salty milk in a minute.".... SO true hahahah. Ahh so sorry my baby had to nurse with that sweat, but she didn't seem to mind (tmi lol).
The rest of the day was spent at the farm, swimming and having fun. Some of the boys did fireworks that night, but we mostly just played volleyball, pickle ball, and swam. It was fun to be with family and it was so fun to have a baby for all of the festivities!
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