Tonight the local township hosted a community event and displayed fireworks for all to enjoy for free. We all piled into the truck and took the short drive down the street to enjoy the event. The kids got glowsticks and hussled over to play on the playground before it was completely dark. That only lasted 15 minutes or so before we saw the red flares light-- the earliest signal that the fireworks were going to start booming their show out.
We had the most perfect spot available- right in front, on a slight hill and laying with our backs on the ground. We watched the fireworks magnificently light up the sky above us. They were humongous that close up and they showered over us in brilliance. They had a couple ones I'd never seen before, including a couple illiptical shaped, a circular one with a star in the middle of it and rainbow ones that shot up in sequence, almost like from a gun on the ground, waving back and forth like sprinkler water does. It was really cool.
Of course, they had my favorites- the whistler ones and the ones that look twinkly in the sky and then turn to gold dust. They also had some really nice patriotic colored displays. It was about a 20 minute show, which was just right for us, but Nathaniel started to get a little bored and was saying his belly was hungry. So, after it was over we loaded up the truck and headed home.
Ariel found a toad on the sidewalk on the way into the house and was so excited. Romona picked it up to show the kids how to handle it, and it peed on her- twice. lol We then got some popcorn for a snack & went outside to admire the stars and catch some lightning bugs. The kids were a bit nervous in the dark, as they're generally not allowed to stay up that late. They liked the look of the fireflies, but wouldn't catch any themselves. After I caught two, they gave up and wanted to go inside. Ah well. It's only the very first of the summer season. We'll see how well they become adventuresome as time goes by.
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