The Fourth of July

Morning came on the Fourth of July and the Floaties were very excited.  It seemed they had to wait FOREVER for 11:00 when the parade would start.  They waited and waited and waited.

Pretty soon Great Grandma sat there and waited with them.

At last the parade began. First of all the fire trucks came through. It was very loud!

When they went past they could only see the wheels, they were so big.

When the parade was over Tom-Tom and Monty and Peter saw the GIANT Flag.

"Take our picture by the flag.  Take our picture by the flag."  They demanded.  "We never saw anything like that before.  We want to send that picture to all our friends."

Gamellen took their picture.  They were very hard to see next to such a giant flag.

"What else can we do?"  Peter asked.  "Is there more to do today?"

"You can play in the pool since it is such a hot day."  Gamellen told them.  "When it is dark I have a surprise for you."

The Floaties played in the pool all day.  And, they waited and waited and waited for it to be dark.

"It is dark now."  Tom-Tom informed Gamellen.  "We want to know what the surprise is."

"What is the surprise?"  Peter asked impatiently. "Please tell us!"

"Yeah, tell us now."  Monty demanded a little rudely.  Monty had been busy all day long and had missed his afternoon nap. 

"You get to swim in the big lake you can see from the pool."  Gamellen told them.

"Hooray!"  They shouted.  They were so excited they started splashing lots of water out of the pool.  Gamellen carried them down to the lake.  They had on their chains so they wouldn't blow away.  Gamellen tied them together and to her Kayak with a bright yellow rope.  Grandpa Tim took their picture.  Aren't they handsome and brave?

Here is a picture with Gamellen.

They followed in a row perfectly.

What they didn't know was that they would be able to watch FIREWORKS!

Before long the Floaties were tired and scared.  They had never seen fireworks before and there were so many loud noises.  Poor Gamellen.  Her boat was so full there was hardly any room left for her.

It is good the Fourth of July only comes once a year.

It is time for Gamellen and the Floaties to wash Gamellen's Kayak, don't you think?

 It is very dirty.That will be their adventure for tomorrow.   They get to play with the hose and play near the lake.  Do you think they will fall in accidentally?