Did Pioneers Enjoy the Fireworks Back Then?

I still think it is funny that people celebrate Pioneer Day with fireworks. But I think I can roll with it. My original plan was homemade ice cream in a bag, but I was easily swayed to bring prepared snacks and watch pyrotechnics right overhead.

I am not going to give away our fabulous location, because it was just right; not too crowded and we were out within ten minutes. And the fireworks were great and RIGHT over our heads.

My good friend Jessica showed us the way. She is so nice and so great with my kids.

We got a family shot that night, but as usual, someone had to be making a face. See if you can spot the culprit.

We got some fun effects, like this double moon. I would call this, Twilight on Tatooine.

This one would be entitled, Storm: the early years.

Tyler took a bazillion pictures as usual. (And you know I'm not kidding when I say a bazillion, although I didn't officially count this time.) We have no perfect shots, partly because there was a lot of smoke and we are not trained in fireworks photography, but I almost like the imperfect pictures more. So, here is a mini gallery of what the Pioneer's never saw.

I am a little behind on all the fun and craziness around here, but I'll try to keep up despite the Olympics going full tilt. We finally got the TV up and running tonight and had to peel the older three away from the screen at 10pm. They are so excited to watch Women's gymnastics tomorrow. And they loved the swimming. I love watching them watch. After all, what kid doesn't dream of being an Olympic medalist?