Well it wouldn't be the 4th of July for us if it didn't involve some sort of fireworks. We've been to some of the best/biggest fireworks shows in the U.S. but we have just as much fun lighting off our own. Living where we do has great advantages for firework lovers - all sorts of goodies are legal here & if you like living on the edge you can go to the Indian Reservations and get the big stuff. We don't do this - we have plenty of fun with the legal ones! 4th of July sounded a bit like a war zone (as you will see/hear in the videos) and we did our fair share of adding to the festivities. We put Kassie to bed before all the fun started & amazingly she slept through every bit of it! A good time was had by all. A small sample of our celebration is below in video. We lit off fireworks for well over 90 minutes, probably closer to 2 hours. No one was hurt and only a small patch of grass caught on fire (thanks to a fountain that tipped over while going off) - a quick stomp & it was out - hardly worth mentioning. Once again Dan was able to release his inner pyro for the night. He seems to have passed his love for explosives to Nate for sure & possibly even Abbie. We really did have a lot of fun!
Abbie wasn't so sure about the Roman Candles
Nate loved them - like father like son.
Dan has come up with a way to light one thing & have it set off more than one shell/firework - he got it up to 8 this year (some of them were double shots on top of that) but the camera got confused on what I was trying to focus on - this is the best video I got - it was a "triple shot".
Part of our "Grand Finale"
I am grateful for fun safe times as a family. It's not always easy to find time to play and have fun together, but when we can pull it off we really do have a great time together !
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