Independence Day

July 4 was a great day for Darci. She got to go in the pool for the first time. She seemed to really enjoy it. There wasn't a lot of smiling or laughing, mostly she was quiet and just looked at the water and at us. That's pretty much what she does in the bath, too. She seems to like the feeling of the water, but doesn't splash or play in it yet.

We each held her for a while and then we got her bouncy seat out and put it in the pool. She sat in there for about a half hour and ate her bottle. It was about 100 degrees so a perfect day to be in the water.

We hadn't intended to watch the fireworks with her. But at about 5 pm Doug's friend Ben called and said they had staked out a great spot across the river from the municipal fireworks display and invited us to join his family. So we went over at about 7:30. The fireworks didn't start until after 10, but Darci was great the whole time. She seemed really interested in all the people, and just sat on my lap and watched everyone. Ben has a 15 month old daughter and a 4 year old son, and Darci was fascinated by both of them.

When people started showing up in droves to watch the fireworks we had already set ourselves up in a terrific spot. There were some people shooting off fireworks in the parking lot about 50 yards away, and we could see a lot of mortars going up across the river. We were in Idaho, and the fireworks we were watching were in Washington. The laws are pretty lax in Washington and the law enforcement is even more lax. There were a lot of fireworks to watch besides the ones from the city.

It was a great show and Darci watched it all without flinching even once. It wasn't too loud from our vantage point but there was some booming. She wasn't bothered at all by the noise and watched the fireworks for most of the time.

It was a great fourth!