Fireworks and frogs

My favorite holiday is fast approaching and I'm not the only one who is excited. It seems Matthew is also a fan of the Fourth of July and he can't seem to get enough of the rockets red glare, as it were. Neighbors shooting off fireworks is cause to run to the door screaming and bouncing all the way that there are fireworks. We sat in the office the other night and watched as the neighbors set off Roman candles and various other sparkly and colorful fireworks for our viewing pleasure. Getting Matthew to bed after the mini display took some effort because every time he heard a pop after that he wanted to run to the window and see what was going on.
In addition to his enthusiasm it would seem my little party planner has our day, or at least part of it figured out, he just can't seem to wait until Saturday for all of this to take place. In Clovis we watch the fireworks at Greene Acres Lake (which is actually an oversized puddle in the middle of town). There is always music, food, friends and a great time as the community waits for the fireworks to begin. This year Matthew has repeatedly told me that we need to get hot dogs and watermelons and go to the pond to see the fireworks. He doesn't understand or seem to care that we are days too early for the display. I can't decide if today is the day to go shopping for groceries for the fourth or not. I'm afraid if I buy it, he's going to expect to enjoy it all tonight.
So the other night, in an attempt to feed my enthusiasm as well as Matthew's, we went to one of the 10,000 firework stands and spent a whopping $10 on fountains and a few other explosive devices. Nightfall seemed to take forever to arrive for both of us, but we finally made our way out to the driveway and set off what we had. Matthew was thrilled, screaming, jumping up and down, commenting about the colors, and of course saying, "let's do another one." I'm here to tell you that $10 doesn't go far when purchasing fireworks and trying to entertain the resident three year old, but it was fun and I'll be heading back to the fireworks stand for round two.