just had to share this one

because she looks oh-so-cool. My niece with her "protective eyegear" (you know, all that stray firecracker debris). She kept us all in line with her safety-consciousness, even screaming "ILLEGAL!" when a neighbor down the street blew us away with an awesome in-the-sky display. My kinda girl... she likes playing by the rules.

Here's how we spent the bulk of our day:

Meeley called it "the perfect summer day." It truly was.