Fireworks!

Naomi and I are dogsitting for my aunt. In her town they had the fireworks on friday this year. After the rainforest we loaded the kids up and headed off to the park. It was quite a walk but we ended up spending about three hours there before the fireworks started. It's a huge park where everything for the city is centrally located. The City Hall, firestation, public pool(with an awesome kiddie area, slides, and diving boards), a pond, baseball fields, and a ton of other areas. We played at the park, got food from the little stands for the drill teams and boyscouts, and then watched a great fireworks show. Alekisio is definitely a boy because I handed him his hotdog and before we even got to the ketchup it was half gone and I had to get him another one. I don't know what I'm going to do when he's a teenager. We found a spot to sit far enough back behind the ball fields that our ears weren't hurting during the fireworks display. Alekisio and Braylen spent their time climbing the fence like monkeys. Alekisio was a great big brother and was helping Braylen climb or get down when he was stuck. Isabelle was so tired that she just laid on the blanket with me. I don't mind, I love cuddles.
We got to the park around 7 and the fireworks didn't start until 10. It's so strange to be in Ohio where it doesn't get dark until after nine. Independence always has a great show with a long and full finale. This was the kids first real fireworks show since in hawaii you have to pretty much get to wherever you're watching the fireworks in the morning, and it always felt like more work than fun. The kids loved it.

The twins in their wagon

trying to get three kids to smile and look at the same time is near impossible

the only thing Alekisio wanted to do was pull the wagon

she loves cotton candy!

he's always been a monkey, he went higher and then jumped down

he tells other little kids Braylen is his little brother, he's a great big brother

Isabelle lounging

Silly faces

On the walk to the park we walked by a little hill next to the sidewalk. Alekisio jumped up on it and said, "that's why I'm tongan." I laughed a little and said," oh you're tongan so you can jump and walk on the hill." "Yep,"he said. He makes me smile.
On the way home at almost 11 I pretty much pulled Alekisio by the hand because he was so tired and the kids fell asleep sitting up in the wagon. That was pretty much how we all felt!