Ants on parade

 Walking down Main Street in New Richmond before the Fun Fest parade

Man oh man we've had a lot of fun lately!

With the 4th of July, Fun Fest in New Richmond and now the start of the Ramsey County Fair, we've had quite a few parades to attend. The best so far has been the Ramsey County Fair -- that's because the parade marches up White Bear Avenue, just two blocks from our house. We found a great spot to watch the clowns, marching bands, floats and political people (blech) walk by. Zach got lots of candy (of which Mommy ate most) and discovered that he LOVES suckers.

On Thursday, for Mommy and Daddy's 4th anniversary (and Annie's 4th birthday!!), we went to the fair to eat some greasy food. While there, we saw a lots of funny animals (especially that weird cow with the black tongue) at the petting zoo and watched the carnival rides. On our way back to the fairgrounds (from the carnival area), I looked over at Zach and he was WAVING!

Now, for most 1-year-olds, this is no big deal, except Zach never learned to wave bye-bye... until now.

He's also learned:

• To lift his eyebrows, which I think is the funniest thing yet. Every now and then, I'll catch him making faces out of the corner of my eye.
• To play peek-a-boo, except Zach doesn't cover his eyes, he puts his hands on either side of his head. "Where's Zach?" "PEEK-A-BOO!"

Zach's version of peek-a-boo