4th of July

We celebrated the 4th (on the 9th) with our bible study this year and the girls really seemed to have a blast. We did sparklers (with little adapted Popsicle holders to keep little fingers safe), black snacks, those little white snappers, and little cone things that didn't make much noise. Suzy's favorite was the snakes and all the girls really liked the smoke bombs.
The cones were a lot of fun to watch their reactions. Katie was pretty much "all in" from the beginning. Adeline and Suzy were a little more cautious. Their little eyes were glued, but they were a little on the "oh my goodness..." side of things.
I just love this pic of Katie and had to include it since I'm doing my little blog to book experiment. I normally try not to post pictures of other people than our family, but I'm going to start branching out! :) Besides, our bible study is family....




I was in charge of photos and Chris was in charge of pyrotechnics. Ashley was in charge of safety and I just think it was so sweet how all the little girls just huddled around her. I must admit I was a little shocked that Suzy was the one in her lap the entire time. Suzy is usually so independent and "risky". I had imagined her being the one trying to run up the the fireworks or catch them or something.
I think this is such a tender shot of Suzy and Ashley.
After all the fire, we did the poppers. Then, we let the kids collect all the "ribbon" and I think I am still finding remnants all around my house. Suzy played with this stuff for HOURS. It was food for babies, hair ribbon for babies, things to stuff in her pockets.... She really loved it.