Fireworks

Saturday night Mel, Emma, and I went to see the Independence Day fireworks in Woodbury. This was Emma's first experience viewing fireworks. Last year we had just moved to the area and were having a hard enough time getting Emma to settle down to go to bed, so we didn't go. Prior to Saturday night, we had been preparing Emma for the fireworks telling her that they would be pretty but they would also be loud. As Emma does not care for loud noises, we thought that she needed to be ready.

We arrived in Ojibway Park around 7:30 and found a spot from which to view the fireworks. While we waited, Emma and I went to the playground equipment nearby so she could play. On our way back to where Mel was sitting, we stopped to look at a firetruck from the Woodbury Fire Department. Emma was familiar with firetrucks since one had visited them at daycare on Thursday, but she was still excited to see it. She even got to shoot some water with a small fire extinguisher! It was tough getting her away from the firetruck, but we eventually got back to our seats.


Emma actually did really well with the fireworks. She was a little frightened by the loud noises at first, so I covered her ears so she could watch without being too bothered by the noise. She did keep putting her head down though. I am not sure if she was frightened by the fireworks, or if she was just tired, since it was two and a half hours past her bedtime. Overall she appeared to enjoy the fireworks. She ended up falling asleep about five or ten minutes after getting back in the car, but before we even got out of the parking lot.