happy new year?

I have no picts for this post, but I thought it would be cute to share....

Alex has always been afraid of fireworks. Every 4th of July & New Years, we have pictures of him hiding under blankets or going to bed early. He's afraid of the noise they make, and no matter how much we try to reason with him, he doesn't want any part of them. So...on New Year's Eve, we put him to bed at 8:30 before the wild party on our street began. Unfortunately, someone started lighting them off as soon as he crawled into bed. We snuggled in the dark for a few minutes while listening to the popping, and in a very serious, hushed voice he asked, "Are they going to kill us?" It did sound like a battlefield on our street for a few minutes, but I never expected that reaction from him! Needless to say, we put him in bed with Andrew, whose bedroom faces the backyard and all was well until dawn. :) Poor Alex! Hopefully, he'll outgrow this fear b/c Texans celebrate with fireworks in a big way (and for weeks on end). It just occured to me that Disney could be a nightmare in February. Aren't there fireworks every night? Yikes! I'm going to have buy ear plugs or something....