first fourth

Eddie's first fourth of july was full of firsts: first time on a golf course, first taste of watermelon, first encounter with a clown (he didn't cry) and first mosquito bite (on the upper rim of his ear; he doesn't seem bothered by it). I'd like to say that he also saw his first parade and fireworks, but there didn't seem to be a local parade in my parents town of Elm Grove this year, and as for the fireworks luckily he slept through them. He woke up 20 minutes after they ended with a pee leak, probably from all that watermelon. Nanni babysat as Eddie III, Gramps and I went to see Huey Lewis perform at Summerfest. We got to be right up front in the "mosh pit" because of a connection my Dad had. We danced the night away to childhood favorites "Heart of Rock n Roll" and "Hip to Be Square." I felt like I was seven years old again.