Memorial Day Weekend

We had such a blast this last weekend. It was Adam's last hurrah of the spring since he starts up clinic and school today. Not only did we go to a fair, but we also went to a parade and bought Olivia her very first bike. And not any bike... a Dora bike. That lights up. And makes sounds. And "starts up." And has stickers. What can I say? We are awesome parents.

First we went to the Blossom Festival in Chagrin Falls. We accidentally went during the time that disabled children got to go for free (this was not posted anywhere, we just figured this out on our own) so instead we went to the Chagrin Falls Ice Cream and Popcorn Shoppe. Olivia got her own cone, and stupid me thought she wouldn't finish the thing on her own, but I was wrong. She ate all of it and still asks for "ice cream chocolate." Jack was happy enough to chew the foot off of his rubber doll. See how happy he looks? Obviously we don't feed him enough :)Olivia got to ride a couple rides for free before we left. She loved the carousel and even went on a spinning saucer ride with an elephant on it. She still tells me she wants to go to the "fire" (fair) and go on the Dumbo ride.

Next we went to the Shaker Heights Memorial Day parade. It was a lot of fun. Jack and Olivia liked the lights and sirens on the fire trucks, but not so much the band. The streets here are so narrow that when they marched past us, it was like within feet. Olivia put her hands over her ears and put her head on my shoulder. She did get a ton of suckers and Jack enjoyed Adam's clapping above all else.

On Monday we went to Toys R Us (Olivia's "heaven") to see if the Dora the Explorer big wheel was on sale. It wasn't, but it was almost $10 cheaper at WalMart, so we went there to get it. She was so excited to have a bike with Dora on it, and even more excited that it made noise. There are at least 8 or so buttons that make noises like honking horns, blinkers, and Dora songs. She hasn't quite figured out the whole pedaling thing, but eventually she will and we won't be able to keep up with her. Right now she just scoots along with her feet. Yeah, and one of the stickers is already ripped, but oh well. It still works, right?