The last few years we've traveled for July 4th, but since we were just out of town all of last week we stayed home this year. We ended up having a good day-- good mix of busy and low-key for us.
The night before we were looking at some activity options and found info for the Plano Independence Day Parade and decided to check it out. We grabbed Cooper's wagon and found a spot.
There is a local donut place close to where we sat for the parade so while we waited for it to start I went got us some patriotic donuts to start the day.
Cooper really got into the parade! We weren't sure what he would think, but he seemed to love it.
It didn't hurt that it started with a firetruck which he loves.
He got a flag about halfway through from one of the groups so then he could wave that around too.
The parade lasted about 30-45 minutes which was perfect for his attention span. Then we loaded up and headed home.
After Cooper's nap we decided to go for a walk on the trails near our apartment. He took an opportunity to sit near the bridge for a picture.
Partway through the walk it started raining, so we hung out under an overpass for a little while
And Cooper enjoyed running up and down the sides.
After our walk we enjoyed some popsicles on our back porch. I had made some popsicles with strawberries and coconut milk the day before and they were finally ready. Cooper really loved them!
We decided to stay in for the night but let Cooper stay up and watch fireworks on TV. I pulled out a few glow sticks while we waited. We watched the Macy's fireworks in New York City and Cooper loved all of the music leading up to it.
Of course it all seems fun until someone gets hurt. Right before the fireworks started Cooper fell off the couch headfirst onto the floor. He had a pretty sizeable goose-egg, but seemed fine and has since healed just fine.
And that was our fun fourth! It was perfect for our little guy and we had a good day just being together as a family.
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