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July 5, 2007

Happy 5th of July! We had a great day yesterday hanging out with some friends in their lovely back yard and pool. The weather was excellent and Ethan was in the pool and then “the tub” (known to the rest of us as the spa) from about 4 to 8. There were lots of friends there to play with him (adult friends) and I didn’t have to do much for him. It was a nice break. Tegan took a dip in the pool for the first time in her matching bathing suit bottoms and sun hat, but of course, our camera was not packed in any of the five bags of stuff we brought with us. It was a bummer.

We hiked twenty minutes or so up this dirt hill to see fireworks-myself carrying a 37 pound 2 1/2 year old. It was the workout of the century and I am very sore from it today. Ethan was very hesitant about the fireworks and it was probably good that we were quite a ways away from them or he might not have made it through the display, but it was just right and he kept calling them “June and July” instead of “the fourth of July.” When I would correct him, he would ask me “where did June go?” He also wanted to know several times “Where the fireworks work.” “In the sky”, I told him. He was very funny and he carried this cookie the whole time-so much going on, he didn’t even have time for cookies. He was very entertaining and the day was great.

One of my other highlights was a friend of our friend commenting how well behaved our children are and how did we do it? Oh, it was so nice to hear that! Especially when you feel like they can be monsters sometimes-well, not Tegan yet, really. But, it was nice to hear and they were on their best behavior and had a blast. It was a good day.

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