The weekend we arrived in Virginia was also the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and since Bedford has such strong ties to D-Day, there were lots of activities that weekend including a parade! We loaded the boys up and found a nice, shady spot to view the parade. My friend, Noelle, showed up with her little boy Owen and joined us for the parade.
To say we were a bit disappointed with the parade would be an understatement. To be honest, I didn't have HUGE expectations but considering the community's ties to D-Day and ceremony they hosted at the D-Day Memorial the day before, I did expect it to appear that someone had put a bit of effort into securing entries. Not a single marching band from our own county participated in the parade but two marching bands from neighboring counties marched and did fabulous jobs! Those who did participate seemed to really enjoy themselves and to see the veterans who were riding in the parade was a wonderful experience. The boys were given little flags to wave and of course collected quite a bit of candy that was being tossed by the parade participants.
It was nice to see VMI Cadets leading the parade presenting the colors. We told Kemper that when Daddy went to college, he had to wear that uniform and he thought that was hilarious! Even if, the parade was a bit dinky (less than 15 minutes worth of entries), the boys had a good time and enjoyed seeing the old cars, the bands and waving to people.
To round out our first weekend in Virginia, we went with Grandma Rita and Grandpa Phil and then went down to MeMe and Grandma Peggy's church for their annual Sunday School picnic. Hitting two churches is each Sunday is challenging with the boys but it means so much to Grandma Peggy to see the boys and to get to show them off so we always give it a go and hope for the best! After the church service, everyone headed outside for a delicious potluck. We had a birthday party that afternoon so I left a bit early with Hudson and took him to Grandma Peggy's for a nap.
We were lucky that we got to Virginia just in time to attend the 7th birthday party of a sweet little girl. I grew up going to church with her dad and now, she goes to Grandma Rita's church and is usually at MeMe's church, too! She was having a tie-dye birthday party at her Granny's house so the kids could swim, too. The tie-dye station was so neat and the guy running it had a TON of colors and all sorts of designs. Kemper and Hudson each got a shirt...orange and blue, of course! We did all of the twisting/rubber banding/squirting of colors at the party and took the shirts home in ziploc bags to wash the next day. Aside from getting out of the pool long enough to quickly make a shirt and grab a cupcake, Kemper was a little fish! Hudson almost slept through the entire party but woke up in time to come swim for about 20 minutes.
To cap off our first weekend in Virginia, Uncle Charlie came over and played with the boys. Hudson is a BIG fan of Uncle Charlie! We played basketball, rode bikes, played with the stomp rocket and with the balloon rockets. I was worried about finding things to keep the boys busy for our 3 weeks in Virginia but luckily, we stayed fairly busy and found plenty to keep them entertained! A trip to North Carolina, a trip to the zoo, many sleepovers with Grandma Rita and Grandpa Phil and even a Chuck E Cheese trip for the boys!
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