Essential Estrogen

My family had an excellent advantage point for the fireworks at this year's Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids. We could literally watch them shot from the barge in the middle of the Cedar River and travel up into the sky before exploding... right over our heads.

Here's a video clip of the finale. It's a little shakey, but you'll have to give me points anyway. I had my five-year-old son, burrowing his head into my lap in an attempt to hide from the loud noises.

Happy 5th of July! (It was a long ride home.)