This year we skipped the parade in South Pasadena to save our energy up as we planned for the fireworks at the Rose Bowl this year! Our thought was Cal is still young enough to be okay chilling in the carrier, Ellie is old enough to sit still for a few hours before the show, and yet they were both free to get into the stadium!
We did grill our for lunch and Nick set out the little pool so he and Ellie could stay cool during the very warm afternoon.
Around 5:00pm we left the house to head over to the Rose Bowl. Pasadena totally has crowd control down to a science. Parking and getting into the stadium was seamless and easy. We found some seats in the shade, got some dinner from the concession stands and got ready to chill until it got dark. There was a good roundup of entertainment including some motorcycle stunt people and a Beatles tribute band that was managed by George Harrison's older sister.
Once it got dark, at 9:00pm, the fireworks started. It was was great, for about 2 minutes. Cal, who was sound asleep in the carrier started to freak out. Yeah, it was loud. The fireworks were launched just over the stadium and there was some awesome echoes going on. I didn't think between the firework booms and the noise that Cal was that loud, until we were offered ear plugs from a guy a few rows behind us. So once I realized that we were that family with the crying baby. So Cal and I left the inside of the stadium and stood just outside. I got to see a portion of the firework show, Cal stopped crying, and it was all okay. Except that Ellie was upset that she and Nick wouldn't find us after the show. But we met up, got back to the car, and were home by 11:00pm.
The whole experience was fun, but I think we will skip the next few years until Calvin is 4 or 5. There was quite a bit of walking, sitting still, and of course, the loud noises (which never bothered Ellie).
Happy Independence Day!
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