We decided to spend the morning of the fourth in the pool. The only reasonable decision in the face of the ridiculous heat. So we went over to Uncle Bryan and Auntie Boo-boo's pool. Joaquin had a great time with so many adults to help him play. And he got to show off his new found bravery for daddy. It actually scared Daniel quite a bit since Joaquin would just dunk himself without regard as to if someone was there to help him back up. Courage, rash, foolhardy, they're all the same really. :) Despite Daniel's fears they had a great time as these pictures show. It's their new synchronized swimming routine. I remember doing fun lifts with Joaquin when he was a toddler, but he's too heavy for me now. But Daniel can still have fun. There is a certain charm in being able to look like circus performers just because your partner happens to be a tiny child and trusts you implicitly. After all our family time, we had a friend and her little boy Ben over for dinner and fireworks. We even made homemade ice cream (which is an important part of fourth of july for me). It was fabulous! Since NM has been ridiculously dry for months now and half of the state is on fire, there was a ban on aerial fireworks. Which was fine for a pair of four year olds. Daniel got 'poppers' (the kind that make a loud noise when drop them) and ash snakes and sparklers. Plus a few ground-hugging spark shooters (One called a 'Pooping Chicken'). The boys had more fun than I think they would have with more exciting fireworks since they could be close to everything and take part. Then we let them stay up late to watch the professional fireworks. Aaaah, another happy fourth.
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