We went down to a town beach near our house July 3rd to see some fireworks.  Apparently this is a long-standing tradition even though it's technically  illegal (we made sure to keep a good distance!).  This was the first time Anja ever saw fireworks and as you can tell by her face she was extremely excited.  She kept yelling "they are so beautiful!  They are so colorful!" and laughing maniacally.  Alex was very excited about sparklers.  Even though we really didn't want him to try them we relented and made sure he stood upwind of the sparks. 

A fun family evening that again makes me glad we live in a town on the ocean even though we're subjected to freezing winds much of the year...