I had hoped that I would be able to take Anastasia to the Mall to see the event in person. We have several friends who walked from our neighborhood to the mall, including Annie's friend Lily from across the street. Unfortunately, my ongoing recovery from surgery has made it impossible for me to walk the distance that would be required. So, we decided that we would watch from home and marvel in the sheer masses of people standing on the nations lawn.
Anastasia was very excited by all of the pictures of Barack Obama around the city. Today, when we dropped Orlando off as close to the restaurant as we could get, the only thing that made Annie happy was that she would get to see pictures of Barack Obama soon. This isn't the first time, she couldn't get enough of him during the concert on the mall on Sunday, either.
We came home from dropping Orlando off, and sat with Myney to watch Obama make his way from the White House to the Capitol. While Obama was out of sight, Annie asked "Where Barack Obama go?" and did not like my answer that he was in a car and would be seen soon. She was very happy when he finally came on the screen. Content that he was back, she kept herself busy with puzzles while he was sworn in and spoke.
Even after the swearing in was finished, she refused to go to her bedroom to take her nap. I don't usually let her nap on the sofa, but today was definitely an exception.
The talking heads on NBC are not nearly as exciting to watch. I expect she'll probably wake up just in time for the parade to begin. Wouldn't want to miss a minute of President Obama on the TV.
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