Family 4th!

This year was one of my favorite 4th of July's ever. Maybe it was because it was so low key, and just with the 5 of us. Crew is actually at the age now where he was very excited to pick out fire works, and gets over the top excited (only like Crew can) when he sees them go off. I am still amazed by the amount and duration of this child's never ending ability to be so on the go, he never tires out.
My brother came with Crew and I to the firework stand to help us pick out some good ones that Crew would be able to light off, since Chris was working.

Brody on the other hand, he is the timid chicken it when it comes to anything flashy and loud. Even the ground flowers freaked him out and he ran and hid behind the car, and then snuck into the house. Poor dude. Even in his terrified moments, he would quickly turn and tell me what colors the fireworks were, he would turn and say "orange" "white" "red" and then put his face back down in my chest. The smoke bombs were a huge hit, those weren't threatening to him and he could yell about the colors, he is so color obsessed right now! He only finally let loose and had fun when we went to the front of house to watch the fireworks in the distance. I don't think he trusted Cruiser.

We had a nice peaceful evening, Kyler slept through the loud noises, and it was great to finally be home together... :)