You Can Take the Sailor Out of the Parade

You can take the sailor out of the parade, but you can’t take his family out of the crowd.

This time last year James was marching in the annual Ballston Spa Memorial Day parade and the kids and I were camped out on the street, waving our American flags. This year James is sailing the oceans somewhere on the other side of the world in defense of our freedom and still we were camped out on that same street, waving our American flags.

Of course, we had to bring one of Daddy's old dixie cups along, to show our Navy pride.

When a small detachment of sailors marched passed, all decked out in their dress white uniforms, Jamie got really excited and started shouting, “Dada! Dada! Dada!” I have to admit that it brought a tear to my eye.

I could think of no better way to celebrate this holiday weekend than to dress up in our red, white, and blues. If there's one thing this family knows how to do, it's be American through and through!

See, Johnny's already learning how to exercise his first ammendment rights to free speech.