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What up my all american ninjas? I hope you had a nice 4th of July. We spent it in and out of the rain on a friends deck in Fort Greene. It was nice. We didn't know anyone there besides the hosts who only I knew and had only met once before in person so going was a little daunting. But the party was fun and the mix of people was really cool with a friendly vibe. Probably one of the more open crowds that I have been in. Ace had a pretty good time. People interacted with him and by chance our friends neighbors came home during the party with their two and half year old daughter. So Ace had someone to run around with. He was still awake to see the fireworks which were pretty nice. We've never actually watched them from the Promenade and we live 2 blocks from it. It gets totally choked with people. Reminds me of the insanity of the Christmas tree lighting or other public spectacles. I was sorry I couldn't see the fireworks that they said were being actually shot at the river. It sounds cool to me. My boss pointed out how it was illegal to explode stuff underwater because of the fish but I don't think the fish in the hudson matter. I assume they like a good fireworks show, too.

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Ace turned four last Monday. Pretty nuts, right? We had the party this past weekend. Jodi's dad once again manned the grill. I was given strict instructions to not let him do so. However the guy likes to do it and I do not so who am I to get in the mans way? I am no one. What made him insist on grilling was the announcement that we had bratwurst. He wanted to to make sure they were cooked just right. Jodi also bought Johnsonville Chorizo which I thought was awesome. Not at all like a chorizo you get at a restaurant but really delicious and creamy. Creamy isn't a word I use to describe sausage often.

As for the actual party Jodi went overboard with the preparations as usual. I'm glad because if Ace's birthdays were left up to me they would be dixie cups and store bought crap sheet cake with sadness frosting and regret candles. As it was Ace's pirate themes party was a lot of fun. Jodi found a place online that had a big old pirate kit. Treasure chest, doubloons, eye patches, golden necklaces and tons of other junk. I did my part by making a treasure map and treasure stations and leading the quest for the map parts that eventually led to the treasure chest. Of course the kids had already found the treasure chest but they liked being led on the hunt anyway. Jodi made the cake again this year but unlike the cupcake cakes she made in the past this year she just made a sheet cake. It was good. I wanted to make a cool design on it but ended up just making a pirate style sword. I improvised some blood on the sword with some old colored sugar. I was a afraid that Jodi would think the blood on the sword was too gruesome for the kids but she thought it was funny.