Even the best get caught in the end

GR was home from work today, thanks to a dentist appointment and Dad's Day at preschool.  He put Anna down for a nap in our room and I went to sew.  Shortly before putting my project away so I could wake up Anna and go and get the big kids from school, she walks into the craft room looking like this.  Both forearms are painted with mascara, she has a bit on her face along with what I believe is moisturizer, but I'm not totally sure.  She doesn't have any, other than that bit of smudge up by the collar, on her dress, and very little is on the comforter.  All in all I'm very impressed with how cleanly she made her mess, choosing to "paint" very washable surfaces, a courtesy her siblings have rarely shown, so we're seeing genetic progression (can you see that within the same generation, humm?).

Season Finale

Our fireworks distributor had an end of the season show last night, lighting off $15,000 worth of product in a 20 minute show.  That is a lot of product in short period of time.  We've attended their spring preview show, but this was our first time attending the end of the season show.  We got together with the core of the 4th of July shooting team and their families for Chinese and fireworks.  We had a great time.  And seeing $15,000 go off in such a short time frame really is impressive. 

 

We were worried the weather would be chilly, but it was perfect.  The kids only needed light jackets at best.  A couple of us were wishing it'd been just a smidge cooler to justify hot cocoa. 

 

As amazing as this show was, I still prefer GR's.  The pace is just a bit slower, allowing you to enjoy and appreciate each shell, without it feeling slow and sluggish.  In an unofficial exit poll of our show this summer, when asked how long the show lasted, people estimated 18-20 minutes when in reality it was ~13 minutes.