**My computer has been on the fritz for two weeks, therefore my life has not only been less organized (unanswered emails, forgetting calendar events), but less documented. Let’s see how much I can get on this blog post before the computer dies again…

It was no ordinary day at the Johanik household on July 4. We went a little crazy with fireworks this year.

First, my Mom and Dad came over with homemade apple pie (among other food).

Then the fun began with bottle rockets, firecrackers, and other loud, bright celebratory explosives.

Peter fed Jim each one, naming it as he handed it to him. I’ll be keeping an eye on that one.

I’m already keeping an eye on this one.

I love this shot of Jim lighting the boys’ sparklers with his own already lit one.

One generation shall tell of His goodness to the next…

A sampling of the fun: