Make Way for Ethan

I woke up on Mother's Day to the boys waking me up to come down to breakfast. Ethan had something to say, Steve was prompting him and out came "happy birthday mommy". It was very sweet. Steve had made crepes and lots of filling's for us to eat and we had a lovely breakfast. Then we got dressed and headed to Boston Common for the Make Way for Duckling's Parade. I guess I didn't realize that this was mostly a local story, but to those of you outside the Boston Area, it's a story about a family of ducks that come to live in the Public Garden's where the Swan Boats are and the parade commemorates their police escorted walk through the city to get there from the Charles River.

Well...as delicious as the crepe's were, Ethan didn't eat much and then he fell asleep on the way in to Boston. As you can tell from picture number one, he was less than interested in all of the people and the Harvard Marching Band. He did enjoy pointing out the instruments they were playing, but there was no dancing at all which is so unlike him.



His mood did improve slightly when Steve came back with a couple of munchkins for the munchkin.



He managed to have a little fun with the duck whistle.



And he even walked a little of the parade route. We didn't have a duck costume or anything for him but we did dress him head to toe in his beloved Red Sox gear. Some people really go all out for this event and dress themselves and their kids for the occasion. Maybe next year...



We hadn't gotten very far when we heard the all too familiar words "hold you". He's perfected this maneuver where he cuts you off and lifts his arms for you. It's kind of irresistible. I love it when he says "hold you" and "mommy read me" and "excuse you" when he burps.

Once we were out of the crowd his mood improved. It may have been overwhelming for a tired hungry little guy. From here we went and got lunch and after a few oyster crackers he was jumping on the booth demanding his lunch...loudly.

We were all so tired from our big adventure that we all took long naps when we got home. E was the first one up, Steve the last. It was a perfect day.