Fireworks with the Folks

We had two occasions this past week to enjoy fireworks with my parents. The tradition we established last year to watch our city's fireworks on the lawn was kept and expanded. Karyn and her kids joined us this time. Despite it's late start time, the show was grand. Sara had a look of rapture on her face and would spontaneously burst into applause and leg kicking. It was worth the wait just for that.
Fortunately, my mom made it all better by bringing glow bracelets for the kids to play with. Yes, she is the coolest grandma ever. And this is a tradition we will definitely be keeping for years to come.
Then, since we didn't get to see fireworks on the 23rd (more about that later) we lit off fireworks at our house on the 24th. Laura adored this entire process. She loved throwing snaps.
She also loved having an audience for all her maneuvers - dancing shadows with the strobe lights on the garage, sword fights and spins with sparklers, and appreciation for her fireworks selections.
She loved spending the time watching the fountains on Grandma's lap. She loved the way Daddy threw the flowers. She loved Mommy's imagination with the fireworks. She loved Grandpa's pretending to be a dragon. We all loved that Sara slept through it all. It was a great time!