independence day

since we were in missouri for the fourth of july we were sure to have a spectacular show. my dad really enjoys fireworks and we always have a great show. we started out with the 'daytime' fireworks... pops, snakes, and smoke bombs. what fun. the kids loved to watch the snakes grow and the pops. the smoke bombs were entertaining as well, especially since jack was terrified of them. he needed to be snuggled all up while they were going and i was happy to oblige.







that night we met up with the roberts clan and unloaded our firework stash. i must say, we do a pretty mean show. jack was once again terrified (the norm... he is afraid of anything that makes a loud noise... i.e. the blender, the weed eater, the vacuum, and fireworks). he pretty much wanted to be snuggled the whole time. raegan made it through about 1/3 of the show before she fell asleep and settled in the car for the rest of the night... and grace, we she just keeps going and going and going.



at least at the end of the day, jack was still smiling!



the next day, we took some pictures of the spent fireworks with grace and raegan. what a treat it was to be able to spend the holiday weekend with our family.



and of course on the way home we have two zombies and a smiling jack. i swear the only time those girls tear their eyes from the dvd player is to say... 'mom, the movie's over.'