Fourth of July!

We spent the whole week on Block Island, a greatly-needed vacation for all of us.  And Asa had a blast with his family.

At the parade, with our matching tee-shirts!

Grampa and Aunt Jess nearly busted a gut laughing at Asa's excitement throughout the whole parade.  "Dums!  Kids!  Amblance!  Fire Tuck!  Dums!  Cars!"  He's still talking about little else.

Pushing the cooler was a main pastime at home.  It becomes harder when Aunt Jess is sitting on it.

But it's neat when she teaches you to feed Benny.

Snuggles with a beloved cousin.

Flying a kite with Mommy.

This was the only time I saw him content to see the kite in the air.  Mostly, he liked to chase its tail and play tug-of-war.  When the cousins helped Mommy really get the kite flying, one day, Asa came over to me, sulking and almost in tears that his kite was up high.  Oh, well.

We early-risers would often make coffee and take it down to the beach, so as not to wake whoever ended up sleeping on the couch.

It was also a week of so many firsts for Asa.  First sparklers:

First sail, which he loved (although it was much more a drift than an actual sail):

First time allowed to run rampant among fire trucks and ambulances:

(Thank you, Beth!)

Such a fun and relaxing week.  Happy Fourth!