The 4th of July

Jack,

This was one of the most important milestones of your life so far. And it is not because you wanted to see fireworks, or because you are old enough to stay up late to see the fireworks. This 4th of July, you ended up loving the pool. You loved it so much that you wanted us to let you go as we held you and spun you around in the pool. You may be big, but you are not big enough to float in a 4 ft deep pool. You need floaties first my friend.
And you loved the lifejacket, and the donut floaty, and just basically swimming around by yourself. Clearly, you are your father's child, since your mom cannot stand the thought of floating in water where her feet cannot touch the ground. But you loved that weightlessness, the feeling of your feet being free in the water, and the way you just bobbed in the water with utter glee was the best moment that you could have given your dad and I.
I am glad that you were feeling fearless enough to jump in the water, to just semi swim as we held onto your one hand. You loved every moment of it, so let's take some time out to give thanks to Doug and Marcia Berg, for their fantastic party and their fantastic pool.
PS - They said we can go over whenever we want. Wink!

My favorite moment of this day was when the sun was setting, and Brian and Jack were the only ones in the pool. The orange sunset shone on their little faces and they just swam circles around each other. Putting that in the memory box for sure.