4th of July

We were sad to miss out on the annual 4th of July festivities with our friends up at Isle of Pines this year, and it felt a little wrong to not be at a cabin, any cabin, but we did our best to take advantage of our dwindling time as a family of three. The morning of the 4th we headed down the street to the Edina parade, and even though it was sprinkling a bit Soren loved seeing the bands, the horses, and the clowns. Now I should warn you, you're going to have to take my word for it when I tell you he loved all the stuff we did on the 4th, because the kid has developed an uncanny ability to just look stunned when the camera goes off. You'll see it's a reoccuring theme.

How cliche is this picture? (except the non-smiling kid)

After lunch and a nap we headed up to Linden Hills to ride the trolley. I swear the kid was screaming with glee, and then every time the shutter goes off this is his involuntary reaction...

We then took in a concert at the bandshell with the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra. The musical selections were disappointingly unexciting, but Soren still liked waving his flag around and dancing, and munching on a sucker.

Plus, it's hard to argue with a free outdoor concert on beautiful Lake Harriet!

Of course baby girl decided that just because we had sacrificed our weekend plans on the off chance she would come a few days early, she did not want to have her birthday upstaged by fireworks and such every year, so she'll wait thank you very much. Still waiting.