4th of July Fireworks

We took the kids to fireworks last night.  Their first fireworks ever.  Yes, they're deprived.  Anyhow.  They were excited at first.  And loved the home-fireworks people were shooting off around us.  But when the first big ones started, they weren't such big fans.  They were SURE we were too close to them (not so).  Jadelyn whimpered off and on through most of the show.  Ruby and Isaac got to where they were enjoying it and exclaiming over the fireworks, but Ruby kept asking when the fireworks were going to be over - not sure if she wanted them to be or if she was jut looking at the glass half-empty.  =P  Anyhow, though we got no pictures of awe-inspired children during the fireworks show like I was hoping, it was still a good time, and I got in some good cuddles.  ;)

Also, there was a Mom with two children next to us.  The kids climbed on the hood of the car, and the Mom wrapped a white blanket around them both, and I tell you - it was just adorable.  I told David that it was one of those pictures you would see on MSN about the week in pictures.  Precious.

Afterward, we got stuck in SLOW traffic, and then David decided to stop at McDonald's for a special ice cream treat.  You'd not have thought it was a special treat.  When David asked the kids who wanted to share an ice cream cone with him, Jadelyn said she was so tired, and Ruby started fake snoring.  Only Isaac piped up, "ME!!!!"  Ha.  Anyways, that was crazy (for us).  Got home and got the kids in bed and we got to bed around midnight.  Crazy.  That's been 5 late nights in a row.  And some more crazy scheduled days coming up.  More about that some other day.  Maybe.

Oh!!!  And on the way up to the fireworks we saw a rainbow behind us.  So David turned around and pulled into a parking lot, and we got out and admired the beautiful, full, BIG double rainbow.  And the sheep (or were they goats? =O) and chickens in a truck parked at Lee's Famous Chicken.  ;)

Oh!  The reason I got on to make a post - silly me.  =P  Jadelyn was more excited about the handles on the bathroom doors in McDonald's than she was in the fireworks.  And the fact that there was only one sink in the bathroom at McDonald's.  She was admiring them and saying how "cool!" they were.  Oh, the simple joys.  ;)  Maybe next time we want to do something fun we'll just visit the bathroom at McDonald's during a more sane hour.  ;)