Fireworks & Fourth Of July For C&S

Many moons ago (In my other life as Great Grandma used to say) I lived in a fabulous NYC apt in which every window overlooked "The Lady With The Fire" (AKA The Statue of Liberty ;) It was magnificent and every Sunday the Queen Mary 2 would sail down the Hudson River.  


My kids had THE most spectacular time watching "the boats" parade by the floor to ceiling windows.... EXCEPT there was one problem: 


Fireworks... Thrilling to most kids... but my kids at that age didn't like the noise & light.... So I improvised and came up with a pretty darn good/easy solution... and I wrote about it for them years ago so they could share it with their kids some day ;)  


Fireworks For S&C:

Fireworks are noisy

Fireworks are bright

Fireworks surprise me

Always in the night

The first time I saw them

I got scared and cried

I called to my mommy

So here's the plan we tried

The booms and the flashes

felt like thunder and lightning

she bought us sunglasses and earplugs

and pinky swore that all would be right

In our big snuggle chair

My Mom held me tight

We cuddled up close

And I felt allright

Fireworks will be noisy

And they will be bright

but now they amaze me

with so many pretty lights

So I took out my "mickey mouse ears" I used at the range, bought 2 pairs of kids sunglasses and sat them down between me in my double papasan chair with pretzels and milk and the rest is history...

For you S&C you are my sun, my stars, I love you more than the universe & up to the sky.... Googolplex Infinity (Yes, C&S I know there is nothing bigger than infinity... I just still like to say it that way) Love, Mommy