Today Caleb and Joshua marched (well, actually were strolled) in their first 4th of July parade! Last night Halmoni and Katie decorated their stroller with American flags and sewed shiny starts on their red hats... needless to say the boys looked very festive! We walked in the parade with Ginnie and her niece Mya. It was lots of fun, although the boys slept most of the way since they hadn't gotten hardly any sleep the night before.
The parade culminated at the pool where there was a carnival/festival going on. Joe was determined to win a cake in the cakewalk so he teamed up with Grandpa to increase his odds of winning, and Grandpa ended up winning a cake! Also, Caleb and Joshua got to meet some of Katie's old friends, including Sydney and Drew, twin girls whom she used to babysit and coach on swim team! We all enjoyed a nice swim in the pool and then the boys took naps on GiGi and Gubby. The boys also got their first sunburn today... just a little pink on their cheeks. We'll have to be more careful in the future!
For those, like myself, new to the cake walk concept, it's essentially a cake wheel except you march around a circle with 9 other people and when the music stops, you stand on top of the nearest number. Then a number is drawn and if it's yours, you get a cake.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason it's not the same without the wheel...oh well, at least our family got to eat some cake.
The cake walk concept is clearly superior to the cake wheel, which I imagine requires no physical exertion whatsoever. At least with the cake walk you're burning off some calories to help justify your consumption of cake! ;)
ReplyDeleteThere is physical exertion for the person spinning the cake wheel.
ReplyDeleteAllow me to clarify: no physical exertion for the people who are vying for the cake :-p
ReplyDeleteAhhh... Waynewood 4th of July parades... I remember those! I'm glad that everyone had a good time. The boys look adoable (as usual) in there festive outfits. As I recall, we had some "unique" outfits in our day, thank you for not passing that part of the tradition on! :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd Joe - you better perfect your cakewalk skills, they have one at just about every festival/carnival in the Waynewood area!
PS. I thought everyone was familiar with the cakewalk concept... and what in the world is this "cake wheel" thing? it doesn't sound nearly as entertaining as a cakewalk!
Yo yo yo Suzanne! Help refresh my memory... which "unique" July 4th outfits are you referring to? The year we dressed up as Indians and wore our play-doh and straw necklaces? Or the year you wore that cylindrical flag thing like a dress? What are those flags called? That outfit was actually quite clever! I know we have pictures of the two of us at a couple of those Waynewood parades... one of these days I'll find them, scan them, and post them up here for our amusement :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. My mom realized the other day that Caleb looks just like you did when you were a baby! I think she's right... he's practically a clone!
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