Playing Pride

Yesterday was our city’s Pride Parade, and family Pride Festival. We planned to go to the parade after “quiet time “ - where Maren rests or plays quietly in her room. She is transitioning away from napping, and having quiet time seems to be a good way to make that transition. Jeff went to get her from her room so we could go to the parade, and to our great surprise she was sleeping! So no parade for us. Oh well, maybe next year.

We did go to the pride celebration in the park, but Linden was upset by the loud music, and it was not such nice weather - cloudy, and kind of cold. Not cold like winter, but we have come to expect nice weather in the summer, and it was definitely jeans and hoodie weather. So we left after not too long. Maren was disappointed about missing the parade and disappointed about leaving early (there was a bounce castle that she only took one turn in and she wanted to dance to the music). So as soon as we got home Maren started to dress up and informed us that she was “playing pride.”

So happy Pride to everyone, and happy Father’s Day to all the dads/families with dads!

Also this weekend we had a swing set built in our backyard. In some ways it is really for me - we have a playground literally directly across the street from our house, but it poses serious accessibility problems due to deep gravel that my mobility aids can’t traverse. So having swings in our backyard allows me to easily play with Maren (and eventually Linden) on the swings. Since the weather hasn’t been great we haven’t been outside much, but I am really looking forward to some quality swinging time. Here is a photo taken by the builder:

I’m sure we will have photos with kids on it soon!