4th of July

Kevin's favorite day of the year, and one of mine as well. Fire danger was high again this year, but luckily not as bad as last year. A lot of cities cancelled fireworks again, but City Park was a go. We did the norm - BBQ at home, then over to Mom's to walk over. We found a great spot on the grass this year and sat down with about 45 min to wait until start time. It was hard to keep all the kids occupied and in the same spot, but with the promise of fireworks coming soon, it was manageable. Then start time came... and went. They sent off a warning firework, and everyone sat there waiting, staring at the sky, and nothing happened... for a LONG time. For 45 min we kept telling the kids, "ANY minute now!" but they were starting to doubt us, and the longer we waited the more I thought it wasn't going to happen. There was no word going through the crowd, which was frustrating and people started to leave. We just started to get up to pack up our things when it finally started - almost an hour late. It was a good show, but it was LATE and the kids were tired from the long wait, and it was definitely time to go home :) I guess the delay was for wind, and the city got a lot of complaints about the lack of communication, to which they said they'll do better next time :)