First Third Thursday of 2015

Our town has a big music party on the third Thursday of the summer months.  This past week was our first third Thursday of the year. It had been chilly and overcast, but no rain, typical spring weather, so we had to wear our jackets.  This did not stop us from grabbing ice-cream cones at Granny's!  Mmmmm...I love ice cream.  

All over town, there are musicians standing outside rocking out for the public. I think it is just great for to hear so many different types of music and seeing our neighbors out enjoying it. The first guitarist we stopped at was singing kid songs!  The boys thought this was hilarious and loved participating in the silly songs by shouting out suggestions for versus. 

The balloon-animal-twister-dude was here again.  Of course, we stopped so the kiddos could have a piece of balloon art.  They had a fair wait until their turn, so they saw several other crazy balloon shapes get made. 

Tamlin opted for a sword, but a "really big sword".  The man obliged.  Tam loved his sword and kept attempting to slide it down the back of his hoodie, like it was its sheath.  He thought he was a wicked-cool Ninja Turtle. 


When it was Jude's turn, he asks enthusiastically for a "fire-bird."  What??  Brian and I look at each other and we both look at the balloon-artist.  "A Fire-bird!" shouts Jude.  What??  I shrug as the dude look's totally confused.  I try to frantically think of what my four-year-old son might actually want...what's a firebird?  Did he mean a phoenix like his daddy's tattoo?  "FIRE-BIRD!"  I lean in and tell the guy to just twist up a bird using red and yellow balloons.


Know what?


This is EXACTLY  what Jude wanted.
He then held his bird by its feet, pointed his head at things, and made whooshing sounds.  Apparently his bird shoots fire out of its head = fire-bird.
We laughed and laughed and were just so happy he got what he had imagined.

(Note, the yellow balloons are the feet, the black is the beak, and the red is wear the "fire" comes out. Jude is holding it side-ways)


Some of favorite bands from last year are back again, and then we heard some new groups.  The local middle school band played a few fight songs for the crowd.  Also, our highschool's jazz band played down at the beach, and performed a few dance/song numbers. 

Tamlin and Jude rocked it out whenever there was room for them to get their grooves on.
Tam's been learning some great dance moves from the YMCA; his after-school teacher loves doing line-dances and has been teaching the kids.
Jude just goes for broke, often spinning or running in circles. 

It was a great way to kick of the summer.