I love this time of year. Family, friends, parades, and lots of food. The main reason why I really enjoyed the food this year is because I have four weeks left with baby number two and now I feel the urge to eat lots of food through out the day. It might not be all at once, but small amounts of food all day long! During the fourth it is a Harty Family tradition to visit the Mandan parade and Art in the Park event. This was the first year that Brady actually fully understood the parade and how much candy you can get watching the parade. 
Thank goodness the weather was great all day long. At first I thought we might be heading for cover, but we lucked out. As the parade went on Brady decided to sit back and relax. 2 hours of a parade can be tough on a 2 year old, but he really did well. I was so proud of how well he behaved and just sat there and watched all the floats drive by. Again, as the day dragged on he got even more relaxed.
After finishing with the parade we walked thought he Art in the Park event and finished up with fireworks on the state capitol grounds. It was absolutely perfect. Brady took a very SHORT nap and kept going until 11pm. Crazy little boy. Overall, it was a great fourth of July.
This is really sad that my child almost fits perfect in this baby item. Well, when the kid only weights 23 lbs. It was definitely a kodak moment, I couldn't resist taking a pic of this funny event.
