On the 4th we took the girls to the parade in Des Plaines, which Lucy LOVED. We laughed because the first float was a trolley of elderly women singing America the Beautiful and waving flags. What else does Des Plaines have to show off in this fancy parade? But, it was perfect - lots of fire trucks, dancers, uniforms - think the local Elks - and candy. We spent the rest of the day in Huntley grilling out and letting Lucy play outside. Saturday Joe left for 50 holes of golf with Rob and a group of guys, so I took the girls back to Huntley for a the weekend. We had an amazing time at Resort Blandford! We went to a neighborhood party, I took Lucy on a "date" to the park and for McDonald's ice cream, we played a lot and had great meals. We were sad to leave!
It was a great 4th, despite the fact that we didn't see any fireworks as they aren't up when it gets dark out!
