Obama Rally

Dave needed to cover the Obama rally in Reno for work this morning, so the babies and I tagged along. I was a little nervous and Dave was very, very nervous about taking Delaney and Elliot to a not-super-baby-friendly event, but it really was wonderful. Besides Delaney vehemently yelling-'NO, NOO, NOO'-at the security guard who used a wand to pat her down and Elliot eating lots of turf (from the baseball field where the rally was held), the morning went off without a hitch.

Delaney danced to the music, clapped and cheered-I think that she thought that she was at a baseball game, and Elliot crawled around like a maniac, trying to pull out all of the power cords for the cameras, mikes, and who knows what else. At one point, Obama's mike lost power and Dave looked at us in horror, but Elliot was sitting safely in his stroller, far away from any power cords!

If McCain comes to Reno, we'll take the babies too---you know, equal time and all. And who knows how Delaney and Elliot will feel politically or personally as they grow up, and I really don't care, as long as they question their beliefs and realize that everyone ultimately wants the same things, but I do think that it'll be neat for them to know that they saw the first African American presidential nominee speak.