Sophia's first Independence Day started bright and early with the Richfield parade on Main Street and a healthy dose of candy.
Sophia loved the floats and the horses. Even though I was concentrating a lot of my efforts on getting some good shots for the Reaper I enjoyed being with Annie, Sophia and our families — Trent, Jessica and Ali; Chris, Sarah and Brynlie; Greg and my folks.
It's yet another reason to love my line of work, I get paid to take pictures of a parade, which I very likely would have done anyway. Except because it's for my job, I get to use the company camera as well (it's a Nikon D-100 in case you were wondering) — even though I'm not too great with the details of using it yet.
After the parade we all walked from the Tobacco Pouch, which is the place we sat in front of, down the block to Ideal Dairy where we enjoyed some awesome ice cream-related treats. I went for the lime slush with ice cream while Annie indulged in the excellent soft serve twist cone — chocolate AND vanilla.
For lunch we went to the festivities on the Central Valley Park — or whatever they call it — with all of Annie's family, minus her dad who was in California on a fire. It was a good opportunity for all of the little cousins — Ali, Sophia and Kate — to get together. We're quick learning that until Kate gets bigger and fights back that Sophie's going to be the bully of the group.
I was, again, taking pictures for the paper at the park, and got this shot. It made the front page the next week and it's going to be one of those shots everyone brings up when they think of articles I've done.
That night we enjoyed the fireworks in Richfield from the Rotary Park where not too many people go. We pulled up blankets and chairs with my parents, Greg, Annie's mom, Trent, Jessica, Ali and us of course; and enjoyed the show from leftfield, literally.
That next Sunday we also lit off a package of fireworks Annie bought for me as a surprise at my parents' house. It was right after a massive downpour that flooded my mom's lawn a bit, so it was slightly cooler than I would have preferred, but screaming fountains of light and fire made it a fun cap to that night and the Independence Day weekend.
3 comments:
That's a cool shot. Was the cop trying to catch him for a crime, or were they just playing games?
It was actually a foot race at the park. Everyone gets a quarter for running.
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