A different 4th for us. It's funny how the least traditional holiday for me growing up has become traditional so quickly. It's one of Ben's favorites...mostly due to the fact that he got to put on his own fireworks show. We also have celebrated with both families and friends over the past 3 years. This year brought change since Ben family moved to the Island...so we decided to celebrate the 4th island style. The 4th is a huge tradition on the Island...it's when the whole community is there, the summer people and the year rounders... the island was very busy with people and activities.
We arrived Sat. am just in time for the parade. The parade consisted of island businesses and organizations decorating cars and floats. Very small town America with a particularly island flare. John got to decorate his bike and ride in the parade (which literally started in his front yard) which was a step up from our Deerfield parade around the Parade.
Later that afternoon we went to the fire house for a chicken BBQ.
And after that we headed to Big Tree Beach...a favorite spot for Jon and Shay.
And then after dinner we sat on a neighbors lawn and watched the fireworks that we done at the ferry landing. It was a pretty decent display for a small community.
The next day we went to church...and Tobi made it through the whole service (with the help of a bagel, baby dolls, books and whatever other distractions we could find in the pew). We hadn't had that success yet on our previous visits. Only once did I have to chase Tobi down, when we first walked into the church and she saw her Daddy at the piano and decided to run right up and add her own bass notes to the prelude. Good thing she's cute.
Church was followed by more beach time...and of course it wouldn't be the 4th without morning glories.
Monday we took one more quick trip to the water (that's the fun of living on an Island...it only takes a minute to get to water in every direction.
Then back on the ferry (after a quick search for some missing glasses - mine of course...and missing the 2:30 ferry by 5 cars!) and back to NH. Tobi slept like a, well, baby. And we made some great new memories on the 4th.
2 comments:
She has turned into a little lady!!
Looks like lots of fun!!
OK.....we might need to come up with you next year. It looks like fun! :) And, it's the same for me.....we had no traditions for 4th of July growing up, but now, it's a big deal. Scot was all worked up this year because "we didn't do anything" (we had a cookout at my parent's house).
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