We took a mini road trip to Lordsburg, NM to shoot off fireworks. Shane has a co-worker who has done this every year for the past ten years and once Shane got wind of it you know we were 'all in'. We stopped at a rest stop just outside Benson, AZ with amazing scenery and took a great family photo.
The place were we stopped and purchase the majority of the fireworks is about 5 miles inside the border of NM and they were all decked out in their holiday red, white and blues too! I love the clouds in the background.
We also discovered that Herbie retired to Lordsburg, NM. He was a little worn but still offering the love to those of us to enjoy!
Jacob earned money for the past 6 months to buy his first R/C car and this was a great opportunity to break it in. The boys had loads of fun while we waited for the sun to set.
The rest of us played a game of Washers...which we were introduced to by friends earlier in the year. It is a fun game we can all play regardless of skill level.
Me and my snuggle bug as we watched the game.
Check out that sky!!! I thought we were going to get hit but it skirted right around us. It made for a beautiful picture and made me feel like moving to the mid west...that was only a brief thought as I remembered things like tornadoes.
Getting set up...yes they are wearing sweat shirts. Our AZ thinned blood doesn't work well when it is in the upper 6o's with a pretty good breeze. I was in hog heaven though, and actually, no body complained about being cold since we all know how hot it is here!
Shane and Carlo shooting off roman candles...
Sparklers!!!
People in the town as well as vacationers like us come and do exactly what we were doing. There were blasts going on in a 360 radius around us! It was amazingly cool I do have to admit!
These were some of the canon shoots Shane and Carlos were shooting off. They would explode literally right about our heads.
We made a stop at Apple Annie's again on our way home...those pictures for another post. All in all, it was a blitz trip, a fair amount of driving but totally worth it to be up close and personal with this amazing holiday.
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