4th of July!

As anyone who has worked retail knows, there are no such things as holidays (except Christmas & usually Easter). My husband is one of those lucky retail workers (plus he's a manager so he gets the worst shifts on holidays). We are usually able to make due but this 4th of July he worked until 8:45. Which left no time to go anyplace as a family to watch the fireworks. We are lucky to have a farm down the road that does a large firework display. When we first moved into this house you could see the fireworks from our bedroom, now the trees have grown in & it is not possible. So Matt pulled in the driveway at 9:15, I had the kiddos all loaded in the car & down the road we drove. Emily has never been to a 4th of July Celebration. The first year everyone was sick! Last year I was 9 months pregnant. Matt & I both wanted her to see them this year. As we are pulling out of the neighborhood we can tell that fireworks had started. We had to drive in the same direction they were going off in! The farm is 5 minutes away, no problem! The road we take is usually really busy (4 lanes, with a dirt middle divider) but it wasn't too bad tonight. I think most people are either someplace for the 4th or at home avoiding the 4th. We decided to stop on the side of the road (after passing many watchers already there). I let the kids unbuckle & Emily gets to sit in the front with Daddy! She was in awe! It was so cute. "Daddy, Daddy, look, look!" I wish I had brought the video camera. She was truly amazed by them. She was so upset when they were done & asked for more. We sat on the side of the road for maybe 15 minutes. It was the best 15 minutes of my day. To see her eyes light up when she saw the fireworks (not on TV) was priceless!
We hope everyone had a safe & wonderful 4th of July!