Firework Freak-Out

July in Utah is fun. First we've got the 4th where we all have barbeques and do fireworks, then in the same month, we get to have the 24th (Pioneer Day) were we get to have more barbeques and fireworks. Who wouldn't like that?

This Pioneer Day, we had a barbeque at my parents' house with all the family. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures because I forgot my camera and Kevin didn't want to run back home and get it for me (sheesh). One of our -the kids- assignments was to bring fireworks, so we could all have a nice big firework show after dinner. (And did I mention that Utah just legalized aerial fireworks? I guess we were tired of losing all that revenue, and tax money, to Wyoming every summer.)

Dinner was great, we barbecued chicken and steak (classic) and had corn on the cob, fruit, salads; just lots of great summer food. It was de-lish. My mom even made homemade ice cream that we ate on top of slow-cooker peach cobbler. Mmmmm-mm. Rowan's birthday was a couple of days ago, so Dorthy made a cake for him too. Sounding like a great evening so far, right? All that was left was to wait for the sky to get dark enough for fireworks.

This is how our family firework show usually plays out: The guys (because they are so manly and are so pro at handling dangerous explosives) are in charge of lighting the fireworks and making a fun show to watch, while the wives and kids sit on chairs and blankets and watch the show-and the occasional close call. It was exciting and we could hardly wait for the sun to go down.

Remember what I said before about who wouldn't like fireworks? Well, Abi sure doesn't like them. Okay, let me re-phrase that; she hates them. She is terrified of them. I think it's mostly because of the noise, but even the less noisy ones make her panic. She buries her face in my shoulder and goes completely rigid, screaming the entire time. She ended up inside watching a movie with the volume up (because if she can hear them outside while she's in the house she gets scared). It sort of made me feel bad, because the other kids were having fun. Oh, well. Hopefully it won't last forever.