4th of July Sparklers.

Happy 4th of July to all of those who celebrated and thank you to those that serve our country so that we can enjoy our freedoms. We started the day off by playing some beach volleyball with some friends in the morning. Although we don't have any beaches around here there is a pretty decent sand court that is not used very much where we can play. We then went over to Jennie's parents for a party their development was hosting. They had food and lots of games for the kids to play. It was a fun way to spend an afternoon plus we didn't have to prepare any food and didn't have to clean anything up after. We then came home and hung out while waiting for the fireworks to start. We didn't have to go anywhere as we could see them from our house. This was nice because not only did we not have to deal with traffic but we were also far enough away that the noise wasn't extremely loud. Brooklyn is not a big fan of loud noises and has never been a fan of fireworks in the past. She wasn't too bad this year as we weren't right under them and they were that loud. You sacrifice a little of the view but overall it is well worth it. After the show was over we just tucked the kids into bed and we were done.


The family watching fireworks outside.


Brooklyn with her sparkler.


Maddux and his sparkler.


The kids loved the sparklers and we only had two minor accidents with them. Both were a result of the kids not paying attention. First Brooklyn turned into Maddux and caught his arm with the end (burnt a little hole in his sleeve) and then she did the same thing again but burned a little mark across Nolan's upper lip. He has a little mark across his lip but otherwise is fine.


Gotta love the look on Nolan's face. He is so intense sometimes.


Nolan chasing Maddux. I am happy to report that he did not catch up to him.


Maddux running after Brooklyn.


Nolan running with his sparkler.


Maddux in his PJ's right before the fireworks started.


Maddux and Nolan watched the fireworks from on top of the car.


Since Nolan is now a big boy he is peeing all the time. You will often see him watering the grass (as he calls it). It is better than peeing in his pants and making a mess.


Nolan dancing outside.


I was trying some of the different modes on the camera to see what they did and I think the effects of this picture. Nolan was swinging around some sparklers while running in the yard.

Here are some various pictures of the fireworks from our house. I am still trying to figure out all the modes to the camera and what they do. I really need to get a book that walks me through it. One of these days I will figure them all out. It is amazing how many different things a camera can do now.












Well we hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are enjoying your summer. We wish you could be closer to us and hope that these pictures and posts are enough to keep you up to date on our family.