A Wet Fourth

Despite bad weather reports, we plowed ahead, and went with our original July 4 plans. We went to Max's friend's house (Itamar) for a party in the afternoon. It was a beautiful spread - tons of great food, a trampoline, and a heated pool. The kids all had a nice time. There was a little rain, but it didn't dampen anyone's spirits.

After the party, we went to Nahant, where we usually go for fireworks. We got to the beach around 7pm, which gave us plenty of time to build a nice fire and play before the fireworks started. I brought with some bottle rockets and sparklers, and the boys all had a good time being pyromaniacs. Sophie and Ari had a great time... until the fireworks started. Poor Sophie was petrified and spent the whole time hiding in her stroller. This year, Ari decided to enjoy them, and he went to great lengths to tell us how much fun he had.

Around 9pm, it started raining pretty hard, so we all got soaked. But we still had a blast - except Zach, who informed us that this was the worst July 4th ever... When we got home, everyone got a bath/shower and we fell into bed, exhausted. Next year, I suppose we'll be at the Taste of Chicago, which will be a little more crowded...