Going to see fireworks was too daunting an idea for us this year. Not only would we be racing the clock re: Katie's bedtime, but we'd also have to deal with annoyances like heat, mosquitoes, and shuttles to and from fireworks displays. Instead, we spent the day with our best friends Dave and Sara and their son Daniel, who is 2 months older than Katie.
First our friends Jay and Karen had us two families over to their house for lunch and a pool party. Later in the evening, D, S, and D came over to our house. Between dinner and the time fireworks were shown on TV, Sara and I ended up giving our babies a bath together while our husbands caught up on some old lacrosse tapes. We figured it would make good use of our time, as well as give us an incriminating photo to pass around when Katie and Daniel are both teenagers:
The next morning my friend Jessie took advantage of the fact that the DC tourists were all still asleep after a late night of fireworks, and we went paddleboating in the Tidal Basin for her birthday. The other boat pictured is her parents'.
When I arrived home, John had finished installing the new toddler swing that Katie had received for her birthday from my brother Jason and his family. Katie's mother's helper, Anna, was pushing Katie and her two favorite stuffed animals, and Katie was thisclose from sleep.
Katie loves this new toy! And she loves Anna. Tomorrow we're going to the pool with Anna and her family. And earlier this month Anna came over and introduced Katie to the toy that John and I gave her for her birthday -- an inflated pool full of balls.
