Fireworks!

Last night we went to our city's fireworks! The weather was perfect (but a little chilly for me), and the crowd was HUGE! Every single inch of Borden Park was jammed with people! I think a lot of cities have stopped their fireworks due to budget cuts, so everyone came to ours this year.

We set out a tarp early in the day to get a good spot, and we walked over right after dinner so we could have time to walk around and score lots of free stuff. The girls got face painting, balloons, balloon animals, stickers, candy, and silly bandz! There was a great live band playing patriotic and big band tunes.


Megan and Katie staked out a good spot under the blankets right before the show started.


Jess hopped up on Chris' lap to watch the fireworks. She was soooo adorable...she didn't remember the fireworks from last year, so this whole event was a whole new experience for her! It was so cute to watch her get excited over every little thing!


Megan snuggled with me...as soon as the fireworks started she declared, "I'm tired." She's exactly like Chris in the sense that when either one of them gets tired, that's it. They go to sleep. No matter when, where, what's happening, etc. So she crawled up on my lap and closed her eyes. I don't think she fell asleep, but she tried to!


Grand finale:


Thanks to our sneaky parking, we were home in just a few minutes after getting to the van. Another fun year at the fireworks!