The kids have made it one of my favorite holidays. Sams sells fireworks here and we bought a big variety packof them. This is our first year to buy really big ones and the kids can't wait. We have them in the laundry room ( Greg says they should to be stored away from humidity) and they go out there and stare at the pictures of the fireworks on the package. (Like that is anything close to accurate...not!) and Levi came in and said, "Hey Marmee, did you know that some of the fireworks have glow in the dark fuses?" How awesome is that? Of course, I could probably ask him about any of the fireworks and he could tell my the name of it and what it is supposed to do!
We will tie dye shirts again this year, I guess it is tradition now. In this family, it really only takes one time of anything to make a tradition, but I like this one. The big girls really take care of everything and when you do the dying it is like Christmas when you undo it all, because they all turn out differently. I am going to try to get Greg in on it this year, he really needs a tie dye shirt...LOL Anyway, I think it is the only holiday that we have where we have something tangible to take away from the day. Something that we can touch and feel the fun and wonderfulness of the day and being together and making memories! So, the countdown is on here at the Thornton household. Hang on to your hats!
