We got to see fireworks twice this year! The second night, on the 4th, we went to go see Rockford’s Sky Concert. This fireworks display is big by anyone’s standard. It is set to music, which you can listen to by tuning in with a radio. We brought our boom box, but ended up leaving it in the stroller because someone else already had their radio blasting. The best part about the show this year was the view. We watched it from the roof of the building where Eric works, which is eleven stories high. It was amazing and I reveled in the chance to get some unique photos of the fireworks. There were only a few dozen people on the roof, but we could see hundreds down below.
It seemed like everyone came out for the fireworks downtown. The streets were crowded with unusual and eccentric people. Crowd watching became a spectator sport as we sat in the car at a red light. What is with neon fishnet tights? Pants on the ground? (Lookin’ like a fool with your pants on the ground!) Sunglasses at night? The outfits on some folks were as bright as the fireworks themselves. We live in an interesting city, to say the least.
Some guy on the roof asked me if he could see my camera? Heckno-Techno! I told him it was my baby. He just wanted to see what kind of zoom I had. I only had my 18-55, nothing special. Eric kept an eye on him, convinced by his behavior that he was high. He seemed harmless enough. He seemed strange enough, too. All I know is he smelled weird. Here’s some life advice for you: never give your camera to someone you don’t know, especially if they stink.
After ten minutes of snapping pictures, I realized I wasn’t going to get anything new, so I packed away the camera and enjoyed the rest of the 30 minute show with Eric and Micah. Micah was strapped into his stroller and he had a cup of cereal to snack on. He continued to shove cereal into his mouth, but never took his eyes off the display unless it was to look at me and laugh. He thoroughly loved every second of it. When it was over, he saw everyone clapping and joined in.
It didn’t take long for him to pass out in the car on the way home. When I took him out of his seat and carried him upstairs, he never woke up. He slept in his clothes until morning, and the next day he took a 3 1/2 hour nap. That’s what happens when you keep a little guy up until 10:30pm ~
