We ended up staying in Hagerstown last night for the fireworks. We drove to a local ball field at about 8:30 and waited until 9:30 for them to start. Both the girls were really tired but insisted on staying awake to wait for them. I don’t think either has seen a proper fireworks display yet. They sat in our laps while my two young cousins ran around like crazy little boys the whole time. Emma at one point asked the youngest one “Why were you running back and forth so much?” There was a really good band that played while we waited and I think everyone from around 30 miles around Hagerstown had come out. People had set out tents to sell funnel cakes and glow in the dark bracelets, etc.
I think Lexi must have smoked something before watching the fireworks because she kept saying “Diego and Dora!” and “Holly Hobbie” every time certain fireworks went off. Not sure if she was hallucinating or there was something about the color or something that reminded her of the characters she had watched all day in the van. I’m not sure, we all kept looking at each other like What is she talking about?? Emma kept saying things like it’s “Huge! humongous! Enormous! It’s bee-you-ti-ful!” They both loved them and I was thankful because there’s nothing worse than trying to calm down a baby or toddler that’s scared of fireworks. So, it was a really fun time with the family.