Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2003. We took Mattie to Boston to visit Peter's parents. That day we met up with one of my friends who has a child around Mattie's age. This indoor playground had all sorts of things from a ball pit to miniature golf. As Peter was trying to show Mattie the art of golfing, check out what caught Mattie's attention. Not the club or the ball, but the hole on the turf. Mattie always thought outside the box and as such made me see and think about things in so many different ways.
Quote of the day: We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. ~ Harry Edwards
We had the opportunity to meet several of Peter's parents friends today, as they invited all of us to have a dinner together at one of their homes in Andover, Massachusetts.
One thing is for certain, Mattie did not like fireworks. I remember the first time taking him to watch the National fireworks. Mattie was overwhelmed by the intense sound. Fortunately we did not have very far to go to see the display. Literally we could walk outside our complex, stand on the sidewalk, and before us would be an incredible firework display. Naturally over time Mattie grew to love and appreciate the amazing fireworks that were literally in his backyard. This was one of the perks of living in DC, to have easy access to our Nation's fourth!
This evening, we took Sunny on a walk. I got the notion to snap photos of houses in the neighborhood that we passed which featured the American flag in honor of Independence Day.
You can see the big flag on display at Peter's family home.
The tenth house I captured to display tonight! 
1 comment:
Hi Vicki,
We're all those homes in Peter's neighborhood? The trees are beautiful and so tall, must be an older neighborhood. Perhaps the builder did not take out every tree. It looks like you past quite a few flags on your walk. I don't think, I saw any displayed in our neighborhood but like us, many of our neighbors are away.
Mattie's picture is sweet. The noise of fireworks can be really frightening to little kids. They are beautiful to look at but not so great to hear!
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