4th of July, another day at the ZOO, and fun at the park

We spent the 4th of July at our Czech friends' house. They are both artists and wonderful people. They had a few other friends over. We ate like champs, played in their backyard, watched a homemade display of fireworks in the street, and then had a fire towards dusk. Jonah thoroughly enjoyed himself, though he was the only child at the gathering.

Today we went to the ZOO with Jonah's friend Ira and his mom Mia. The highlight was petting the goats. But even better than that, there was the old favorite - the sandpit with dump trucks, shovels, and buckets. I have put a few pictures here.

Later in the day we went to our neighborhood park to check if the wading pool had water. Sure enough. The city has started filling the pool every weekday afternoon for the summer. The perfect time to go is late afternoon, right before they start letting the water out. The day camp program is over, so there are fewer kids. Plus the wading pool is mostly in the shade at that time. Just perfect. I took Jonah to the wading pool a few times last year. He had just learned to walk and was still a little too young to appreciate it. This time he was so excited, mostly watching the older kids play. We will go to the wading pool often from now on!