This past weekend for the fourth of July we successfully did the following:
- Swam in a lazy river at a new water park in Lindon
- Went down the big slide in the waterpark
- Watched the Provo Freedom Festival Parade
- Saw amazing fireworks displays
- Ran in a 10k race on the morning of the 4th, down the parade route (this was very cool)
- Lit sparklers
- More amazing things
Why is it that the things we (parents) think will be "so much fun" are the things that ARE fun but not memorable to our children? For example, after the weekend was over and I was checking the mail before going inside for the night – I asked Lauren to go with me and she said, "Dad, why don't you get your skateboard and I'll ride my scooter and we'll go to the mail box together." So we did. We took the LONG route up and down the sidewalk before finally stopping at the mailbox – I was sweating and my calves were burning. This 10 minutes of skateboarding was more fun than all the events we did over the 4th of July – she keeps bringing it up over and over and telling me how great this was.
I'm convinced, spontaneity is the master approach for making memories.
