Our 4th of July

We had a really nice 4th of July. Jeff worked on the 3rd, but I had it off so Isabella and I hung out. She actually slept in until 9:30. Then we went for a jog, came back and changed into our swimsuits and headed to the pool. She was still pretty tentative at the pool, but had a fun time. She basically just likes to hang out at the edge of the pool and was still pretty scared of the splash pad.

Sat. morning we woke up to rain and were pretty upset because we wanted to go to the Coralville parade. We had plans to meet the Davis family there, but because of the rain they just came over for a playdate instead and we grilled out for lunch.
Here's a video of Isabella I took on the 4th but unfortunately I forgot you can only hold the camera one way when taking the video.



Later in the day we headed to the Quad Cities for a party at Jesse's house. Isabella had lots of fun playing outside there. It was kind of crazy because it was chilly that day, weird for the 4th of July! We left a little after before 9pm to head home and Isabella slept. When we got back to Coralville their fireworks were starting, so we watched from our car. Isabella woke up slightly at one point and I think she got a glimpse of her first fireworks, but she quickly fell back asleep again.


On Sunday we went to the pool again. This time Jeff came with us. Isabella went down the slide there about a million times. She just kept going down the slide and getting right back up to climb up again. Luckily there were not many people there so Isabella had the slide basically all to herself. Then, amazingly she decided to venture out on the splash pad a little bit. She was still very hesitant, but definitely getting more comfortable!