Happy 4th of July!!!

Sparklers!!

Grace finally braved the sparklers!

 The girls and I got home from Indiana on July 3rd with full intentions of going to a cookout up the street in our neighborhood.  Buuuuut after we made the LONG trek home, we had two sleepy girls and one tired momma!  We may have missed the cookout, but we were looking forward to letting off some fireworks the next day.
We are not to the point of taking the girls to a fireworks show quite yet.  Grace DOES NOT like loud noises and Anna goes to sleep early.  But Matt got us our usual pack of fireworks to let off at the house.  Our neighbors came over with their kiddie pack and we were set.......or so we thought until we lit the first one!  Much to our surprise, Grace WAS NOT a fan and to say she didn't like them might be the understatement of the year!  We FINALLY talked her into holding a sparkler with Matt and she got a bit more comfortable.  Annnnnnd then a spark hit her hand and it was all over!!!  She spent the rest of the time standing inside the front door and even shut the door every time we lit one!  This was SO strange since she usually has no fear with ANYTHING!!
We put the kids to sleep and the adults got into a little mayhem of our own:  bottle rockets complete with a contraption attached to the deck with paint tape (classy!), a little vino, and some good conversation!!!  Good times!  Happy 4th!!

Hey!  Where's my sparkler??

Maybe I'll just watch from inside!

I think I'll just stand inside!