Xavier's First Fireworks
Happy Fourth of July to everyone!
Xavier is finally old enough to enjoy setting off fireworks instead of running from the loud noise they make.
We purchased several state-sanctioned items: sparklers, snakes, a couple of fountains and one of Rebecca's favorites: tanks.
We started with the snakes. Xavier thought they were cool.
Then, we moved to sparklers. Not the sparklers Rebecca or I had as kids, but still Xavier enjoyed them.
We lit up the tanks. They lasted a while and had two stages. With one setup, we had the tanks fighting, one tank set off the second.
The fountains lasted longer than expected, and they were loud. Xavier lit them with a punk, then ran across the yard to watch. I guess he wanted to keep a safe distance from the pyrotechnics.