Fourth of July 2012

We had a very relaxing 4th of July. We spent the morning at the pond. Kevin went kayaking for a while, Ellen buried the lower half of James in the beach mud, and then I dipped James in and out of the water 500 times because he giggled whenever I did it and I'm a huge sucker for baby giggles.

The three of us on the way to the pond

James playing with his buddy Ellen

Kevin departs in his kayak

James waving bye-bye to Kevin

Ellen burying James. James seems unconcerned.

Yes, Ellen is definitely James's best friend

One of the best parts about the 4th of July on the Cape is that they do fireworks right on the pond.  So we don't have to go anywhere to see a good show.

Fireworks on the pond

What happens when I don't keep my hand still for the 12 seconds 

it takes my camera to take a photo at this distance in the dark

Fun out-of-focus zoom on the fireworks