4th of July

Our 4th of July celebrations were very low key this year.  We stayed home, had a couple people over for dinner and then went to bed or tried too...

We did not even get fireworks this year.  All we got was some snaps and poppers, I'm sure that is not what they are called but I don't know the name of them.  

Eva was not a fan of the poppers.  I guess it reminded her of balloons popping.  I'm not really sure but she sat behind me like this the whole time the other kids were doing it.

After everyone left we found a box of unopened snaps so we went to the front to set those off before bed.  (Yes even though the sun is this bright it was after 8:00!!)

The neighbors were out side doing small little fireworks and asked if the girls would like to do sparklers with them.  Grace jumped at the chance and Eva hid behind either Mark or myself.

After all that fun it was time for bed.  It was getting pretty late and we were hoping the girls would fall asleep before the fireworks started.  We did not go to fireworks or keep the girls up for them cause it doesn't get dark here until after 10:00!  So the big fireworks don't really start until sometime between 10 & 10:30, that is just too late for my little ones.  However, due to the small bangs of the smaller fireworks Eva could not fall asleep and was up until the big ones started and then there was just no sleep for her.  All the banging was scaring her.  I finally decided to take her outside so she could see them.  She loved them or the sight of them anyways.  She was not a fan of the loud bangs.....

Thankfully after watching them for 10 or so minutes she was finally able to go to sleep!  However, I was not so lucky it was after midnight before I ever slept!  At midnight all the fun had to stop.....thankfully!!  It seriously was 2 hours straight of nonstop bangs!! :)

Hope everyone else had a great 4th!!