We woke up the morning of July 4th and decided to attend the Fort Vancouver Celebration. Glenn had not been to Fort Vancouver since a child, and I don't remember ever having been before. We knew we didn't want to stay for the fire works, but we wanted to explore during the day. We were concerned that the fireworks would not start until dark (after 9:30) and we would not get home until close to midnight. Too late for Emma and Glenn, since he had to go to work the next day.
On our way to Fort Vancouver, we stopped at Toy's R Us to purchase Emma's first bike! We were so excited, but it soon became a difficult situation. Right next to the bikes were the electric cars. Emma didn't want a bike, she wanted the horsy car (the Barbie Mustang) that was pink. She kept crying and saying "I want the horsy car!" and did not understand why we were looking at bikes. Finally we chose the bike and dragged our crying, begging child out of the store. We decided to find the experience funny. After all, we did not think we would be having the car discussion for at least 13 more years!
Next we drove across the river and searched for parking. We got lucky, and were not that far away, and easy to find. We walked into Fort Vancouver, and the first thing we came across was the play structure. Emma was in heaven! Glenn and I quickly realized that we should have brought chairs, or at least a blanket to sit on.
After a while, we walked over to the historic fort and explored. Emma did not like going in those dark buildings when it was so bright out. I finally got her into the blacksmith's, where we watched two men working. She was fascinated with the fire and the bellows they were using. We finished up at the fort, stopped for a snack of Elephant Ears, and took the long way around to our exit to go home. It was fun, and maybe we will think about staying all day some time. I think it would be fun with a large group of friends or family.
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