fireworks

We celebrated the 4th of July (well, it was the 5th actually) in Danvers, MA this year. I was eagerly anticipating Tyler's reaction since this would be the first year that he would see a full show and be able to communicate his thoughts on the event. And also because I have so many fond memories of watching fireworks with my dad.

I wasn't disappointed. Tyler was so thrilled to hear the booms and see the beautiful bursts of color. Tyler started out in Daddy's lap and jumped with anticipation each time a nearby home firework shot off. He would put his hand on the back of Alex's head and push it in the direction of the noise and say, "See Dad!" Then as the big show got started Tyler chose to sit on my lap so I got to snuggle with him as he listed each color he saw. And when the sparkly ones trickled down we said together, "sparkles, sparkles, sparkles." After the show I asked him if the sparkly ones were his favorite and he said, "No mom! Those were your favorite!" He favored the red ones. And many thanks to Deb for staying home with baby Jenna so I could witness Tyler and his reaction to the fireworks!