Pioneer Day 2017, Part 1

We had a blast (get it? fireworks?) celebrating Pioneer Day about a month ago. Fortunately, no fingers or toes were lost amid the fun.

I played a little bit of soccer with Kate in the backyard:

Graham's spider sense was tingling:

. . . but it turned out to be some very enthusiastic neighbors setting off some very loud fireworks of their own before it got dark.

Later, Graham and Jake, both cousins and buddies, enjoyed the fireworks show, provided by my more pyromaniacally inclined relatives:

And everything was great.