Donny got some firewords from a customer and so we set them off once it got dark. They were too loud for Katy - they scared her. Mom ended up taking her inside so I could watch. The other kids were ok, they were just in and out a lot. After Donny lit one of the fireworks, it tipped over and shot toward us and the house! That was scary. No one was hurt luckily. The ditch caught on fire in a couple of places, but thanks to the boys' cat-like speed and reflexes, they were put out quickly. It wasn't very funny at the time, but looking back on it now, it was. When they went off, everyone went running to get out of dodge. I was screaming - I wasn't trying to be brave. But, Dad was just sitting in his chair as calm and relaxed as he could be. There were fireworks shooting everywhere, and he was just chillin'. Someone there got it on video and Donny says it's really funny, but I haven't seen it. So, you'd think after that little episode, we'd be smart enough not to do any more, right? Well, we weren't. They found some supports so it wouldn't tip over again and kept at it. Thankfully nothing else happened. I tried to get pictures, but they didn't turn out very well.
The kids came back out when we did the sparklers and little fountain things. Katy was afraid of them too, so Dad held her while I got some pictures. They had fun with them, and they went way too fast. 
Logan and Brian ended up spending the night with us, and the next morning we bribed them with breakfast at Hardee's if they'd go outside and pick up all the trash from the fireworks. It worked too! We went to the beach and really enjoyed it. Katy stayed out in the waves with me the whole time. I was glad that it was a calm enough day that I could it. As much as I like sitting in the water and playing in the sand, I think jumping the waves is a little more fun :). It was perfect. 
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