FIREWORKS!

As a thank you to our community for voting in a millage that made many school district improvements possible, the schools hosted a celebration event for the community on Saturday. It was a free event at our local high school and was geared towards family fun. We didn't make it there until after dinner, but we were there in time to get a balloon and hear some music from a local band. Quent loved watching the band play, they basically were a cover band and played rock songs, and they were REALLY LOUD. Well, Quent was glued to the final songs and even was fascinated by them packing up their gear! If only they would have let him touch those drums!

Anyway, after there were some little speeches by school officials, there was a balloon launch, and then the fireworks show. Now, in July it got dark much too late for us to keep the boys up for 4th of July fireworks, but since it was dark by 8:00, we wanted to see if the boys would like it. This was their very first time seeing fireworks!

Just waiting for all those balloons to go flying
Can you tell who is who from behind?

Thank goodness we had started out toward the car before the fireworks started because we were that much further from the blasts. Jack was pretty freaked out by it, but he is sensitive to noises and plugs his own ears sometimes. This is how he and Daddy listened to the show at first.

Even though it surprised Quent, and he wanted Momma to hold him, he thought they were pretty cool and talked about and pointed at all the colors. He would say, "Wow, that was a loud firework. That's a green one!"

Jack clung pretty tight to Daddy the whole time, and I am not sure that he said one word. Later, he talked about it and seemed to have enjoyed it so that's a relief that he wasn't completely scarred by the experience.

"Wow - Look at all those fireworks!"

"Whew, Momma and Daddy, it was fun, but we are ready to take our balloons home and go to bed."