Happy 4th of July!

We finally bought some fireworks today. There was 4 firework stands in our small town to choose from and 2 going south to A town. So we decided to go to WF on the edge of town. Low and behold, we knew the owner of this firework stand...it was our mail lady. So we were happy that we chose her stand. She is such a nice person whereas some of that ones we have been to the people were pretty grumpy.

So we didn't buy as many as some years. Maybe because of the weather or the kids just really wasn't into as much. We bought parachutes, killer bees, desert storm at night, two 100 barage, and sparklers.

We shot the parachutes before it got dark, that's a tradition in our family to get those. It's a silly tradition, but oh well.

We waited until 9 pm...just in time for the rain to pour down! So we went inside for a while. Then the rain dwindled down to sprinkles and we made L go out there and light the stuff. For the first time J stayed outside (near the garage) and watched the fireworks. Usually he's inside the house because he doesn't like the sound of them. But the fireworks we got this year weren't quite as noisy as previous years. They were pretty....our favorite is "Desert Storm at Night." Every year we go through our inventory and think, "Now which ones should we buy?" Lucky, that S remembered the right ones.

Looking out of my window as I write I can/could see the pretty lights of the fireworks in the sky. No doubt, since it rained tonight, we will probably see some tomorrow as well. :)