I was like a child waiting for Canada to come. The giddyness and excitment was just overflowing. Until... my mother decided to invite her ex along. And drunk at that. Wait. Did i say drunk? i meant shit-faced. Excuse the inappropriate terminology but i dont really know any other description. And my mom? She was also not far off. I mean...i'm all for having a few drinks in honor of our country's birthday (which i didnt even...) but when your going somewhere public? Where thousands of people are? Just kind of irritating is all.
So, we get there, set up our chairs and my mom asks me if we want to go let leah do some stuff while they stay there with our stuff. So we did. We made straight for the pony rides. Leah was beyond thrilled to be a real cowgirl. Next up, she went on the toddler ferris wheel, that goes about 7-8 feet in the air. She was saying, "I big girl!" because she had to go on alone. Fortunately, this family asked if their daughter could go on with leah because she was afraid, and at the end, her parents gave leah the rest of their tickets. Super nice. So then she got to go on this big blow-up, bouncy slide. She climbed up with other kids also in pursuit. Gets to the top, turns around and starts goingndown thinking THAT was the slide, and taking out a couple kids on the way haha. I think i peed a little laughing... ok i did (I know im not alone in this area). After that she had some real bouncy fun in the little bouncy castle. And seriously? Best!Day!Ever!
About an hour and a half later she texts me asking where we are because she is at the beer tent. Ha! Who woulda thunk? And left our stroller and the rest of our belongings alone. I wasnt happy.But then she got back and said, "Of course everything is okay, I told you God was watching it." ....Really!?
Anyways, after all was said and done, it was a great evening. And at 9:55pm when the fireworks started, we were all in awe. I looked next to me and seen my daughter cuddled with her daddy watching her first fireworks. In little toddler heaven, and I was just so thankful for this beautiful country we live in. Thankful for what we have, who we have...drunk or not. Thankful for the soldiers who fight for us, the soldiers who remain home (like mine) because they are a great honor as well. Thankful for friends, family, and love. It was one of those moments that made you just wish everyone in the world had the opportunity to watch fireworks.
At the end we all clapped and cheered and yelled, "Happy Birthday Canada!" Which, coming from a toddler sounded more like, "Happy birtay Canna!", totally cute.
Happy 145th birthday Canada! I'm proud of my beautiful country.
So, we get there, set up our chairs and my mom asks me if we want to go let leah do some stuff while they stay there with our stuff. So we did. We made straight for the pony rides. Leah was beyond thrilled to be a real cowgirl. Next up, she went on the toddler ferris wheel, that goes about 7-8 feet in the air. She was saying, "I big girl!" because she had to go on alone. Fortunately, this family asked if their daughter could go on with leah because she was afraid, and at the end, her parents gave leah the rest of their tickets. Super nice. So then she got to go on this big blow-up, bouncy slide. She climbed up with other kids also in pursuit. Gets to the top, turns around and starts goingndown thinking THAT was the slide, and taking out a couple kids on the way haha. I think i peed a little laughing... ok i did (I know im not alone in this area). After that she had some real bouncy fun in the little bouncy castle. And seriously? Best!Day!Ever!
About an hour and a half later she texts me asking where we are because she is at the beer tent. Ha! Who woulda thunk? And left our stroller and the rest of our belongings alone. I wasnt happy.But then she got back and said, "Of course everything is okay, I told you God was watching it." ....Really!?
Anyways, after all was said and done, it was a great evening. And at 9:55pm when the fireworks started, we were all in awe. I looked next to me and seen my daughter cuddled with her daddy watching her first fireworks. In little toddler heaven, and I was just so thankful for this beautiful country we live in. Thankful for what we have, who we have...drunk or not. Thankful for the soldiers who fight for us, the soldiers who remain home (like mine) because they are a great honor as well. Thankful for friends, family, and love. It was one of those moments that made you just wish everyone in the world had the opportunity to watch fireworks.
At the end we all clapped and cheered and yelled, "Happy Birthday Canada!" Which, coming from a toddler sounded more like, "Happy birtay Canna!", totally cute.
Happy 145th birthday Canada! I'm proud of my beautiful country.
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