I didn’t have my camera with me for most of our 4th, but I did manage to take this sweet photo of my cousin with Claudine. She and her husband came over for brunch and a little stroll around our neighborhood. We later drove to our weekend (I mean parent’s) house (ha!) and after Claudine was tucked into bed for the night, Mark, Mia and I drove to get some ice cream and searched for some fireworks. We eventually saw some through the treetops coming from the beach and we pulled over, opened the door to the back of the wagon, and sat in the trunk to watch the colorful bursts. It was nice to be able to spend some one-on-one time with Mia, just like the old days when it was just the 3 of us before Claudine was born. But Mia kept saying things like “Claudine would really like this” or “Claudine should be here because she really likes ice cream”. So I guess even Mia thinks of us as being complete only when all 4 of us are together.