Mesmerized

Well, we use this title to describe our girls seeing their first fireworks display.  It is hard to know if they were mesmerized by the actual fireworks going off or just being up two hours past their normal bedtime.  Zoe particularly was just staring up at the colors and booming sounds.  She thought it was the coolest thing.  Lily got scared at first but then while sitting with Dad & Mom, she was fine.  It was fun to be out there at Schertz Park with her third-cousins, Sean, Maddie, and Chloe.  Lily is so easily entertained by things that it makes even simple things like a carnival seem quite exciting.  For example, one of the loudest reactions of the night was when they turned the lights on for the rides.  We left the park and got in our car around 10 pm.  With the traffic, we didn't get home until 10:45, and Lily talked the whole way home.  She put up a fight when we put her in bed but was still asleep in two minutes.  Today (the day after), she was fine, slept a bit later but we didn't get her up until 8:15 or so.  I was downtown with her in the morning and she was definitely fussier than normal but she settled down fine for her nap. 

On Saturday, we had our annual time in the Schertz Fourth of July Parade.  Lily got her picture taken with the Lion & Rose girls (wannabe Hooters girls).  Lily even got to see her friend Rix on the parade route.  Of course, Lily and Zoe got plenty of shout-outs for their outfits.  Katy had these outfits picked out back in January.  I should be surprised by this but I am not. 

Zoe has been a bit sick lately with the same eye funk that Lily had a few weeks ago.  But she is much better than she was in this picture.

I am off this week so we'll have more good time together.