Labor Day Fireworks

The City of Cincinnati does a huge Fireworks show on Labor Day weekend around here. There isn't a huge display at 4th of July. Nope - the celebration here is Labor Day Weekend. And of course, it's only a few blocks from our house! Well, we don't leave the house on that day! People start putting out blankets the day/night before and traffic is just awful, so in our best interest, we stay put! Besides, they estimate that almost 500,000 people are down on the Riverfront, and I really don't want to be in the middle of that crowd at 10pm!

So, this year, we watched the fireworks on our large screen tv. We turned out the lights, and all sat around watching the show. Eli was excited at first. He kept saying, "Look, Look! BOOM!" The excitement lasted about 10 minutes into the 30 minute show, and then he wanted to play. It was fun though seeing his reaction to it all. Maybe one year we'll venture near the river to watch the fireworks, but for now, we are very content to sit on our cozy couch, and watch them in the comforts of our own living room!