A first for the Fourth: Maggie's first parade, the Braintree Independence Day parade. For some reason, they hold it about a week early, but no matter. We had a super time anyway! It didn't start out promisingly; Maggie was sleeping soundly and the first things to come by are all the fire trucks and police cars and ambulances, sirens blaring. But she did remarkably well with them and was interested in the goings on.
I helped her at some points by covering her ears a little. For the sirens, and the marching bands, and the calliope van, and each of the bagpipe bands, and the shriners in their miniature semis. But she got a sticker from a political hopeful (what fun to stick and unstick and stick and unstick!) and shook hands with a clown and smelled the Clydesdales. A successful outing!
