Baby You're A Firework

This 4th of July was an odd one. It was in the middle of the week, a number of fireworks shows were cancelled or rescheduled, and Jose had to work the night before and the night of so that meant Joaquin and I were on our own. Despite all this, it turned out to be a very fun, festive and busy day!
We started out by going to Hap Magee again, this time to meet up with Joaquin's cousin Sydney and her mommy Lauren. Sydney is about 9 months younger than Joaquin but it is still so fun to see them interact and "play" together.

After a nap (for Joaquin at least), we headed out to Dublin for a good old fashioned 4th of July block party! It was complete with volleyball, water balloon tosses, a jello eating contest, BBQ, drinks, and of course fireworks! They're legal in Dublin, so the bottle rockets and sparklers were out in full force. I wasn't sure how Joaquin would react to all the noise and craziness, but let me tell you this boy LOVES fireworks. Seriously, is there anything this kid isn't afraid of?! Needless to say, it was a pretty great Independance Day. The only thing missing was Jose, but here's hoping he'll be able to celebrate with us next year!! xxoo

Suit Up!

On Saturday we attended a first birthday party/baptism reception for our good friends' little girl, Tatum. Since this event was a pretty big deal (the party included a cartoon artist, magician, dinner and dancing), we decided Joaquin needed a sharp new outfit to wear. We found this adorable Perry Ellis suit at Costco! Joaquin was a big hit at the party, and we had to just about pull him off the dance floor when it was time to leave. I'm telling you, this kid is going to be the life of the party for years to come!





Helllooooo Ladies!

Dancing Machine

The birthday girl enjoying her cake.



                                                 

And just for fun, here is the cartoon versions of Jose, Joaquin and myself. I think he did a pretty accurate depiction, I especially love the way he captured Joaqiun's eyes and cute little crooked smile :)

       

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! xxoo