A Weekend of Celebrating America

We spent a fun weekend in Colorado Springs on the fourth of July. The weekend started with a parade in Monument. I have never been a fan of parades but I do have to say that they are FREE fun for the little ones and provide trucks, firetrucks, horses and cars all in one place.... And the bonus is they throw candy at you too.



Isn't that a cute smile. I have always heard of the toddler smile and William has mastered it. How can the contort their cute little faces so.
On Sunday of the actual fourth of July, we woke up early and headed up to a little place called "Tiny Town". It is cute little place that has over 100 buildings that are well tiny. As we walked into the front gate William spotted the real steam engine. Of course nothing after that was even remotely interesting. After we dragged him through the town, forcing him to look at the tiny buildings, it was time to ride the engine. We actually rode the engine 2 times...the first time he sat with Daddy and the second he got to ride with other kids in the Caboose. All his hopes and dreams were fulfilled on those 2 rides. I love how William embraces each moment of each day. (and I love how easy it is to get him excited on some of the lamest things!!!) For those of our family who went to Indiana for the fourth of July weekend, although we didn't have the opportunity to go the real Coney Island...We did enjoy a tiny one in Tiny Town.