My Waterloo Days

We went downtown to see the fireworks tonight. It's always quite the adventure. Normally we sit at the shop where James works, but they had the fireworks going off in a different spot this year. It was still ok though. My dad works at the Water Works and we just sat outside and watched people try to park where they weren't supposed to :)

James and Emma went and stood near the wall by the river and had a great view. Emma got really excited after the first few went off. (She was a little scared when they were testing them before it started. She was ok after I explained why it was so loud, and how to look for the flash of light before it made the loud noise.) It was sad to see how people left their garbage all over the bridge, and we tried to explain to Emma the reason why we don't leave our garbage around like that. She needed to know that someone would have to clean that up, and it probably wouldn't be the people that made the mess. It made me feel bad for the people that will be cleaning up tonight.

I don't think I realized how many teachable moments there are in a day, before I had Emma. I notice so much more now. Maybe part of it is how curious she is about everything.....she makes me think! And I think she makes me a better person because of it......and most of the time I think that I learn more than she does!

Tomorrow should be a busy day. We are going to try to see Emma's friend Ellie in Iowa City for a while, and possibly James's sister. Then we get to come home for a barbeque/birthday party for Emma's friend Katie. Emma has been missing Ellie a lot, so I'm hoping that tomorrow will help her understand what's been going on a little better. She keeps asking to look at Ellie's pictures on the computer, so we've just left that page up so she can look when she wants to :)

Good Night All....we'll see ya in the morning :)