We lit up the sky like the Fourth of July!

Last night we had a grand ole time!  We went to my aunt and uncle's house and had a yummy BBQ with way too much good food.  Then we walked up to the park and had a big water balloon fight.  Rori also played on the playground a little with her cousin Riley.  And finally we headed back down to the house so we could get ready for fireworks. :)

My only complaint last night was that the guys started lighting off fireworks while it was still light!  I know it's fun for them to light them, even if they can't see them, but it isn't nearly as fun to watch when you can't see the actual firework.  I told Ryan that next year we are not buying so many if they are going to light them before dark again.  Smart boy agreed with me so hopefully we do not have that problem next year.

I tried to put Rori down to sleep but she had been up when they lit off the first ones so was a little nervous about all the noise.  If they had waited to light them, she probably would have gone to bed just fine because she wouldn't have been nervous at all yet.  But oh well.  We had headphones that we put on her and she ended up staying up the whole night and watched the whole show with us. :)

Even though Ryan spent an arm and a leg on fireworks this year, our show wasn't quite as big as last year.  Even if they hadn't of lit those early ones before dark, it still wouldn't have been quite as big just because not as many people brought fireworks this time.  But it was still really fun and we did light up the sky with our fair share of fun. :)

Here are a bunch of pictures from our night:

It was a lot of fun!  And I think we've convinced most (if not all) of Ryan's brother's family that this is the place to be on the Fourth of July, so hopefully they'll come next year too!  Anyone else who wants to have some real fun is welcome as well - The more, the merrier! :)