Celebrating the Fourth

Our Independence Day was celebrated much like that of last year, only this year we had a bigger budget and a better idea of what we wanted.  We wanted more BOOM!  And that's exactly what we got.  We took our trip to the firework warehouse and wondered the isles until Chris found exactly what he wanted our show to consist of.

Last year we had a shopping basket, this year we upgraded to the shopping cart.  We planned on leaving with a lot of stuff.

Before the show was set to begin we all gathered together for a BBQ and dessert.

My very simple yet patriotic table scape.

Angel food cupcakes with home made whipped cream.  Between the actual dessert and the pinwheels these things were a hit and gone in a snap.

The guys loving the cupcakes and Chris loving the pinwheels.

The evening's lineup.

Getting the mortars ready for their debut.

Towards the end of the night we took a little break to release a paper lantern.  It was very calming after nothing but explosions the last couple of hours.  

Scariest moment of the night was when a mortar that was lit tipped over and shot back towards where we were sitting.  We couldn't help but find it humorous but it was truly terrifying.  

The whole day was fantastic.  We love this country and love being Americans.