Fire Trucks

One of the "firsts" my kids had over our vacation last week was some fireworks. However, at first they really did not understand what fireworks were. The fireworks display was going to take place about 15 miles from the Lake Home we were at. So we all decided to head to town to see the fireworks. Jon's entire family went so we had two vans. Jon, myself, and the kids were in our van. We first swung through the ice scream shop but after seeing the line instead we opted for the drive thru. I am not sure it was the smartest decision as three-three year olds with ice cream cones in the van was not the best idea. We parked the van in a parking lot were we knew that we would be able to see the fireworks. The show did not start for about another hour so Jon and I entertained the kids for an hour in the van. We eventually took them out of their car seats and let them sit on our laps up front. All of a sudden a truck drove by and Ella shrieked "Look Mommy, it's the fire trucks"! We had a good chuckle about that one.
Once the fireworks started the kids loved it. I told them that people usually oooh and ahhhed at them so KJ proceeded to oh and ah at every one. It was really a fun night and a great memory.
The next night the kids watched the fireworks that were going on all around the lake. They just loved it and Kendrick would shriek at each one.
In about a month we will be able to see some fireworks right from our yard and the kids are very excited for this.