First, I should say that the 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I love the freedom we have in our great country, fireworks, summer, picnics, family and everything 4th of July. With that said we had a fun filled weekend with a lot of firsts for Cora; first baseball game, first touch of sand, first time in a hotel, and first firework show . We kicked the weekend off with our traditional Sarasota Reds baseball game Thursday night. We enjoyed hanging out with good friends and watching another loss for the Reds. Cora was so into the game that she fell asleep about an hour after we got there. We then joined my family at Clearwater beach for the weekend. I really enjoyed spending some time out on Ryan’s boat and it was nice to get some sun. Andy has informed me that I’ve been a little “white” compared to my normal color. Hunter and I made up a great 4th of July song and proceeded to sing it off pitch and loud as we strolled down the busy sidewalk. We decided to stay on shore for the fireworks so we could be with Cora and my parents. We were far enough away from the fireworks that the noise wasn’t too bad and didn’t seem to bother Cora at all. She actually stared off into the sky and was mesmerized by the array of color. Ryan and his family watched the show from their boat and ended up getting lost after having to take a detour from the boat ramp. The detour ended up in a bad part of Clearwater at midnight and Ryan had some problems with the boat trailer. That made the evening even more eventful. Luckily, they made it back to the hotel OK and we were able to hang out on the beach for a few hours on Sunday. I was really concerned that Cora would be in the sun and went to great lengths to keep her protected. She was in a long sleeve onsie under a few layers of shade with a fan for most the day. We did take her out early Sunday morning so she could sport her new bikini and touch the gulf for the first time. She seemed to like the sand and was concentrating on how she could get a handful of it in her mouth. Happy 4th everyone!
Posted by Lindsay Wetzel on July 7, 2009 at 1:31 am
Great pics! I got your message but I was driving to Memphis when you called so I didn’t answer. We have been super busy with the move and the family reunion in Utah. I’ll call you when things slow down. I love the bikini!