I guess when it comes to buying fireworks, you could say I am a stick-in-the-mud! I have never bought them for my kids. If they have any...it is because of family member or friends. No use complaining to their dad...he is ever worse than me. Flowers, cards and firework rate the same in his book...which is a big, fat NOTHING!!
With that being said....I caved this year. I dished out money for the girls at the local firework stand...a total of $30.00. I know that isn't much but the whole time I am thinking what a cute purse I could buy with this money I will soon be seeing drift away in a cloud of smoke!
I tried to get fireworks that I felt where a bit on the "non-dangerous" side, because see below??? They are doing something I don't usually let them do!
Yep..they are lighting them all by themselves.
[ Hello...my name is Alisa...and I am an overprotective mother!!!]
After the "snaps, booms, whizzes and zips" were all finished...I could relax a bit. Smoke bombs I can handle!
We then headed out to the front and lined up for our traditional parachute race.
Madi wasn't feeling well so she opted to not join in...and then Syd had a meltdown because she wasn't as fast or tall as the other girls. So we had a special parachute just for her...hope she enjoyed that amazing prize in the form of some thread and red tissue paper!
We then headed to the pool to cool off after all the running!
What kind of 4th of July cookout would it be without hotdogs...
...smore's....
and sparkler art???
2 comments:
Holy smokes Alisa! You just keep providing evidence of what a great photog you are!!! How, HOW did you get such great sparkler shots? I totally suck getting the firework shots. I didn't even take the "good" camera to the display we went to!
Trust me..I have plenty of firework shots sitting in my trash bin! Tripod, slow shutter, rear curtain flash...and lots of luck! I chuckle when you said you left the "good" camera at home...that pretty much what I do now days for inside sports...never can get a good pic in the school gym!!!
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