4th of July Weekend

What a weekend!  Friday was the Fourth of July.  Since it was a holiday, daddy got the day off of work to spend with me and mommy.  It was a really nice day so we decided to take the ferry from Edmonds to Kingston and have lunch across the water.  I don't remember the trip over there because I slept the whole way.  The vibrations of the ferry motor put me right to sleep.  I woke up as soon as we docked though and daddy carried me off of the ferry because I was tired of sitting in my stroller.  Mommy and daddy had lunch at a crepery.  They split a savory grilled chicken crepe that had spinach, almonds and a lemon dressing on it and they had a dessert crepe with peaches, raspberry jam and a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.  Boy, I can't wait to get teeth!  

The ferry ride back was an experience.  I haven't had the pleasure of getting my diaper changed in public very often, but I sure needed a change.  The ferry has a family toilet room that is big enough for all of us to go into. They have a baby changing station in there and mommy had to prop it up with her knee while daddy changed my diaper or I would have slid right off.  Guess they don't safety check those tables very often.

When we got home, we went over to our back yard neighbor's house for bbq dinner.  We didn't stay very long because I was getting hungry and tired from my long day.  Unfortunately, I didn't get a very good night sleep because every where around us these really loud pops and bangs were going off.  Every time I would fall asleep I would get woke up by these noises and they scared me.  Luckily, our back yard neighbor had given us a CD with a recording of a vacuum tonight.  Mom and Dad put that CD on for me and turned it up really loud until the noises (they told me they were fireworks) stopped and I was finally able to sleep.  Wonder if I will ever get used to those sounds.  

We didn't do much on Saturday.  Daddy watched me while mommy did some speed shopping for some casual summer clothes.  She gets tired of wearing t-shirts and gym shorts to keep cool.  (She's been watching too much of TLC's "What Not to Wear")  The new clothes make her feel better and more presentable, even if it's just around the house.  I like the bright colored shirts that she brought home.  She bought a cute skirt to wear to my Baptism on Sunday too. Daddy went to hit golf balls in the afternoon while I took my nap.  They told me that I am still too little to go do things like that with daddy.  One of these days I might be hitting my own golf balls.

Sunday was all about me.  I got all dressed up and we went to church for my Baptism.  (see my dress with my tights and mary jane socks?  Our good friend Sean picked this dress out for me and the Quiriconi's gave it to mommy at our baby shower.  It is size 6M, but it happens to fit me and I am only 7 weeks old!)  It was hard for me to sit still and be quiet in church so daddy had to take me out and walk around a bit.  When we came back in, the three of us went up to the front of the church and pastor said a few words. He baptized me by scooping up water with his hand and putting it on my head.  I happen to like water, so I was good and didn't cry.  I did let out a little yell near the end to let everyone know that I was happy.  So many people came up to tell me how cute and alert I am for my age.  It was a little overwhelming with all of the people and the loud organ music, but it all went well.  We spent the rest of the day in the back yard.  Mommy and daddy played in the garden pulling weeds and trimming plants while I took a nap in my swing.  I wish every weekend was a three day weekend.