Day 4: 4th of July in Fredricksburg

Happy 4th of July!!! We had breakfast at our hotel and met some people that told us there was going to be a parade on main street this morning! So after we filled our bellies we found a spot on main street to sit and watch the parade! It was a REALLY good parade. My camera battery was getting low so most of the parade pictures are on Jason's phone. They had some great tanks and jeeps from WWII since there is a museum there. Every single type of transportation that went by us Hudson wanted to ride on: firetrucks, trailers, bikes, motorcycles, tractors, tanks, army jeeps, a big rig, horses, and more!

After the parade, we walked around and went in and out of all the little shops. We came across some hermit crabs that Hudson was pretty facinated with. We got to get them out and play with them for a little while. Then Hudson and Jason discovered this horse ride! I made a pit stop to grab a shirt for my mom and when I came out I saw a nun talking to them and trying to help them figure out how to get it going! She was determined to make it work so Hudson could ride it so she went in the store to inquire about it for them (it didn't say if it needed tokens, or quarters, or how many). Hudson rode the horse until we ran out of quarters! I think it may have been the highlight of his day!

****I finally added the video...it is at the end of the post***

On our way out of Fredricksburg we stopped at Becker's Winery. Jason had a glass of Becker's wine when we were at Budros and loved it. We were excited to discover the winery was so close by. Unfortunately I couldn't really participate in the wine tasting so we'll have to go back another time!

We headed back home so we could buy some fireworks and watch a display at the golf course next to our house. When we got home we realized that so many people in our neighborhood had gone all out and purchased tons of big fireworks so we just hung out in the 'hood and watched the fireworks around us. We were able to stand in the cul-de-sac down the road and still see the display at the golf course. Hudson got to do his first sparkler! Last year he was really scared of the noise the fireworks made. He was much more excited this year until an ember from one of them landed on his face when he was looking up. He didn't get hurt or anything but it made him a little leary of them. We moved our chairs back and hung out until he was too tired to watch anymore. We had a fun-filled several days and a great, much needed vacation!