With the 4th of July on a Sunday things got spread out and it almost didn’t seem like the holiday really happened. The 4th we went to church, came home and had naps and then at the last minute decided to join Alec and Dixie, and Sarah at the parking lot of La Cantara to watch the fireworks from six flags. I’m so glad we did. We all had a blast. I loved getting to talk with Dixie and Sarah. Dell loved having time with his brother. (Doug was a hero husband and stayed home with the little kids so Sarah just had the two big boys with her.) And the kids loved waiting for the fireworks and the fireworks themselves.
Lizzy was tired and so wasn’t sure about the whole thing. But the dog in the background kept her entertained. She’d walk up and bark at it until it “talked back” then wander off, and then come back and do it all again.
The boys sat on to top of Alec and Dixie’s mini van. Which was in itself super cool. And with glowsticks….. awesome. Then add in some fabulous fireworks and I think it was little boy heaven. Not to mention the fact that the cool big cousins were so kind to the little kids. Noble and Liam, you guys rock!
At the first “boom” from the fireworks display Lizzy burrowed into my chest but as the noise continued soon she and I were echoing each sound with a “boom” of our own. Lizzy was pretty amazed by the colors that appeared in the sky. She seemed to like the quieter, closer ones more than the big bangs in the sky. Henry liked the big bangs. Dell liked all of them, and I loved the ones that looked like golden popcorn shimmering in the sky. Nice work six flags! You put on a great show. And we even made it out of the parking lot relatively quickly.
