Carolyn had tons of fun throwing candy out to all the kids. The parade right goes right by my sister's in-laws' house, so Carolyn kept asking every five minutes if we could see Aunt Bean yet. We also saw some of her little buddies out in the crowd and that helped her get through the long route. We ran out of candy early and her attention dissipated after that.
We declined a barbecue invitation because the boys were sick. After dinner, we did baths and got the kids in bed. Jeremy and I were relaxing with some Friday Night Lights when Carolyn came downstairs and said she wanted to see the fireworks.
Our kids go to bed at seven. There has never been firework viewing with our kids. So, since sometimes I am a sucker, I called our friends and asked if the offer was still good to watch some fireworks in their backyard. I packed up Carolyn in her too-small pajamas an hour after bedtime and went out.
Here she is throwing those snap things at a piece of plywood. This is how we amused ourselves until it got dark.
This is what happens when you give a box to a two-year-old: all the snaps are unpopped. The older kids were more than happy to help pop them.
This is Carolyn's face when she heard her first big boom!
We watched lots of fireworks go off and even had to make some detours to get home because of all the people in the road lighting up their displays. She did tell me in a quiet moment that "today was the best day ever!"
Doesn't this face just explain it all?
