JB Blast

We were debating on Friday whether we wanted to go downtown for the 4th of July festivities. We really wanted to see the air show (it's a great show that they just brought back after not doing it for several years) and the fireworks. Well, the air show is at about 5PM and the fireworks don't start until 9:15. That leaves several hours of just sitting around, something Abby is usually not very good at.

So, this year, we decided to try something different. JB Blast is a fireworks show that is just a couple of miles away in JB Park. So on Friday night, we headed to JB. We had to park a little under a mile away. We found a spot for our blanket and listened to the Air Force band for about an hour and a half. Abby was soooo good. She stayed on our blanket and played with mommy, Kai and I the whole time (with the exception of two short walks with mommy).

There was dancing....

Then it was time for the fireworks. We were worried that Abby would be terrified (after all, Peggy really doesn't like fireworks).

So then the fireworks started with Abby sitting on my lap. Initially, she was quite scared. She just stared at them and whispered "no, no." It was actually pretty funny. But then mommy had a great idea. She gave Abby her sunglasses, and then all of the sudden fireworks were cool....
I thought it was the sound that was scaring her, but apparently it was the light. Once her sunglasses were on, she "oooohhh'd" and "aahhh'd" It was cute.

The show was much better than we expected. It was about 20 minutes long and had a lot of fireworks. It's nothing compared to the downtown show, but it was still really good for a local show!

She was so tired (it was 9:15 when they started) that she almost fell asleep during the show. How that's possible, I'm not sure. Overall, she had a great time. And the best part was that she slept in until 7:15 the next morning!