A Sparkly Weekend

No fireworks again for us this year. I am not apologetic about not wanting to keep my kids up 3 hours past their bed time to sit in the heat and see a few fireworks. Someday we can give it a try, but until then, we can get our sparklers on!

This was the first time we ever did sparklers with the kids. I was shocked to see Everett a bit hesitant about it. Of course, my little Lionel wasn't the least bit scared! He kept reaching for the flame (naturally). I'm thinking he might just grow up to be a stuntman. He gets a thrill out of danger! I encouraged them to do a 4th of July dance with the sparklers and even demonstrated (thank goodness that was not caught on film). They declined. They were a bit blah about the whole thing and I realized why. When you are a kid and your Mom says, "I've got a surprise for you!" and it's not a toy or something you can eat, it's kind of a let down.