Happy Belated Birthday America!

Life has been keeping us busy as usual, hence this belated post celebrating our nation's birthday. Our 4th of July was a pretty quiet, since we actually made the 6+ hour drive back from our trip to the Redwoods that same day. By the time we returned, we were very tired. We waited until dusk and then let the kids twirl some sparklers. Many of our neighbors were either out or staying inside, so the street was fairly deserted. Although a few trickled out to enjoy our little fireworks show towards the end. I usually prefer being around lots of family and friends on this holiday, but that was just not to be this year due to the timing of our vacation.


After the kids finished with their sparklers, DH began setting off some of the bigger and brighter fireworks. He even took a moment to show N how to safely light the fuse on a couple, and I think he felt very trustworthy and grownup as a result. Lately, he's been wanting to order off the adult menu and be treated as older, so I'm glad he got that boost of self-esteem. Even though it was sleepier holiday for us than normal, we still had a wonderful time as a family.

Twirling their sparklers



Bright light!



They were trying to make a torch by combining their sparklers.

DH showing N how to safely use the butane lighter.



N lighting his first firework.



There she goes...