Fireworks

 

Fireworks

 

Fireworks!

Guy Fawkes looks a little different now than it did when we were all little, but it remains a fixture in our calendar.

Fireworks!

Disclaimer: No animals were present in this cage during the fun pictured here.

Guy Fawkes with Cousins

On November 5th we visited our cousins' place for dessert and fireworks:

Inside or outside?!

Since my flute exam was the following day and I had come straight from my second lesson
of the day (together they totalled two hours!!), a mini-concert was in order! ;)

And the others have a turn!

Heels run in the family . . . haha

Guy Fawkes!

Sorry everyone, I think this is in the wrong order..
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Friday (4th I'm afraid, we had our celebration a day early) saw us doing (a little) school work, going to the orthadontist to have my braces tightened - my new colours are black, purple, and green, I usually only have two colours, so my orthadontist had to concentrate to get the pattern right lol! and popping into a couple of places on the way home. In the afternoon I did a fair bit of ironing and all the folding.
After dinner we went searching for suitable going-out clothing for everyone, and tidied hair. When we were finally ready (well it didn't actually take that long but anyway...!) we piled everyone into the van, and left for the de Boer's house (friends from church).
After arriving, we talked for a while, until everyone else arrived, then had dessert - trifle, a dutch cake, ice cream, and other nice-tasting things; I think it was all made by Mrs de Boer.

Once dark, we started the fireworks:

So what do you think is louder, the fireworks or my screaming siblings?? haha! =D
I hope the cars were ok afterwards...you know those fireworks that people hold while they fire? Well they were being fired towards some of the vehicles...above them though... =) lol!

Anyway after the fireworks were all used, we went inside to eat chocolote *grin* and talk...and, by the way, for those of you who were there, Dad kind of embellished his stories about my driving...haha! =D

We left just before 11, with a van-load of tired and slightly short-tempered people!

"Remember, Rember,

the Fifth of November,

Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot,

I See No Reason,

Why Gunpowder and Treason,

Should Ever Be Forgot"

Sorry I don't know who that's by, and no I don't like poetry...haha =D



Guy Fawkes / Fireworks

Hey everyone,

On Friday 6th November (this post is a bit late, I know!) we had a potluck dinner and fireworks in celebration of Guy Fawkes day, the previous day at the de Boer's house - dutch friends of ours.

There was a variety of food for dinner some being nachos (how's my spelling??), scalloped potatoes and potato salad.

I'm afraid I have a much better memory for dessert!!: Pavlova, trifle, 3(?) different flavours of ice cream, mud cake/choc fudge pudding?, some dutch desserts, etc.

The de Boer's have a 'Wii.' So, of course everyone wanted to have a turn on it.

They have a sports 'thing' with boxing, tennis, tenpin bowling, etc, and Mario Carts.

They also have table tennis, which some of us played. I hadn't played before, and found that I was a little forceful (?) with my batting, so the ball would hit the wall and bounce back to me, or land on the

floor, completly missing the table!!!

The 'Wii' (In photo from left to Right: Aaron, Auke, Jarrod)

No, I am NOT sucking my thumb! I'm playing with my braces, which could have something to do with the bracket that got knocked off!

Once it was dark we started doing the fireworks.

The 'mothers' or 'ladies' stayed inside and watched from the balcony and lounge-room above, and/or talked.

Watching the Fireworks Blake (1yr 7mths)

Below are a couple of videos of the fireworks.

The soccer ball came out after fireworks. Everyone was amazed at how far Bryce could kick it! Unfortunately he woulden't throw it for us, because he is really good at that too!

It was fairly late when we left, at the end of an enjoyable evening.

Seeya later, or a newer way of putting it,

Cya L8R!!!,

Bee