Ironically, none of these pictures were taken on the 4th because it fell on a Sunday. We hit the fireworks on Saturday and finished off our celebration on Monday.
We had to take our traditional 4th of July pictures in our matching outfits. What a great looking group of kids!
It wouldn't be a typical Saturday if we didn't run errands together. We found ourselves at Home Depot, buying materials for the bathroom construction project.
We felt pretty lucky to be there on the day they were making periscopes! We love free projects.
We felt pretty lucky to be there on the day they were making periscopes! We love free projects.
Very nice! Rebekah wielded a hammer very skillfully. She'll be a good builder someday.
Eventually, we headed to town for the fireworks show. It requires a lot of stuff to get a crew this size through the several hours that firework watching entails.
Snacks are one of the biggest requirements. Sarah made sure she got in on the cracker goodness!
We played some games, including WAR with the Five Crowns cards.
Sarah discovered that she really likes licorice!
Joseph kept us entertained with his usually goofy style.
The kids had a lot of space to run and they made sure they did. It was a good thing, because it was a little cool and they were able to get their blood circulating!
Finally, the show started. We didn't go to the fireworks last year, so Joseph had no memory his last firework display: he was only 7 1/2 months old. Rebekah was kind of in the same circumstance as she was 2 the last time we went.
I don't know how much Sarah enjoyed the show, but she didn't cry. That was a relief!
The show lasted over 30 minutes, so the kids started to get a little restless after some time.
Eventually, they fell asleep. It just doesn't seem right that they waited so many hours for the fireworks and then missed the finale!
It took us a while to get out of the traffic mess we got caught in, so we got home pretty late. Everyone was tired enough that we just let them sleep on the floor in the living room. (Blankets and sleeping bags were still out from sleeping in the tent in the backyard.) Some of them were confused the next morning!
We bought some fireworks of our own and saved them for the FHE activity. This year, we let Daniel light the explosives. It doesn't sound so responsible when I say it that way. He had quite the posture for lighting the fuses.
But it got the job done.
Nathan was captivated. Actually, he was showing off just a bit.
Ever the Big Sister, Leah held on to Sarah for us. There were some very bright fireworks. Leah squinted and Sarah was spellbound. I hope her eyes healed quickly.
Daddy gave Joseph the best view. Joseph seems to be enjoying himself!
We had sparklers for the kids. They were VERY difficult to light!
The camera had a hard time focusing in on Leah. Apparently, it just gave up and took the picture anyway.
And that was our 4th of July for 2010. Great memories!
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