Fireworks!

This was really one of the neatest nights to be a parent. We went to Sterling high School for the municipal fireworks display on July 3rd. A local string band played and Maddie danced and ran and partied and cried for more whenever they stopped. She named a lot of the instruments, too (music teacher parents = early introduction to instrument identification). "Geetaw!" "Vi-lin!" "Tuppet!" (Ok, there were no trumpets. They were saxophones. Same color, and you blow, that's all she's concerned with.) We talked about the fireworks all day, and by 2:00 she was begging for "fi-werks" every 2 minutes. When she saw them, we figured she'd be terrified. We brought the lovey and the paci for good measure, so as to not have to carry a wailing toddler back to the car in the dark. Of course, because we were prepared for terror, she was VERY into them. The only fussing came when the display was over. "No no no no no no MORE!" It was unspeakably cool to see her in her element, running around to the music on the grass.
Good stuff.

July 3rd Fireworks