Fourth of July was at Auntie Cindy’s house again — bocas (for us!) and swimming (for all!) and then fireworks at the end of the day! This was Cameron’s first time swimming (and seeing fireworks).
We picked up this cute little swimsuit for her over at Costco just a couple of weeks ago–it looked like it was going to be big enough (read 12 months on the tag), but um, she could barely fit that sweet little piku into that ruffled bikini bottom and, as you can see, her shirt kept on riding up on her belly!
I thought Cameron would be eager to try swimming since she’s been watching Dylan at swimming lessons for a few weeks now! But, the poor thing just initally wailed and wailed. She didn’t like getting splashed by the other kids and I think the water was just too cold! I took her out and nursed her for a little while before Tom took her into the hot tub for Attempt #2. She was definitely far happier with the warmer water and ended up staying in the pool for quite a while….
Dylan also liked the hot tub better (hooray for warm water!)!
Shortly after we finished a post-swimming rinse-off, we headed to the park to wait for fireworks.
Cameron saw the bigger kids (Tyler and Dylan) riding in the wagon, so when they climbed out, she was eager to get in to give it a try! It was adorable. She was just laughing and smiling the whole while!
After doing a couple of rounds around our general picnic area, Tyler hopped aboard and I took the two kids to go get some LED wands and necklaces. Cameron loved waving her wand around and watching the lights!
Then there were fireworks! Cameron and Dylan both stayed awake for the entire show! I covered Cameron’s ears (she wasn’t scared at all!) and Tom covered Dylan’s ears (at his request)! Once it was over, both kids sacked out in their car seats immediately!
And, just like that, another fun family fourth was over and done!
