It's November. Those of you who are in the northern hemisphere are wrapped up warm and those in the UK especially, resenting the short days and the adverts for Christmas already on the television. Here it is Spring and getting warmer by the day. But we couldn't resist the invitation from some expat friends to celebrate Bonfire Night on Sunday!
(For those who are not from Britain, Bonfire Night (aka Guy Fawkes Night, Fifth of November) is a very strange British celebration where we have fireworks, bonfires, and burn 'Guys' made of newspaper-stuffed clothes to celebrate the fact that Guy Fawkes and his friends failed to blow up the Houses of Parliment in 1605. Wikipedia will tell you more, but let's just say it is a British excuse to have a party after the depressing arrival of shorter days after the clocks go back!)
Anyway, requirement for entry into the party spirit in the 20'C/70´F warmth was to wear a woolly hat and bring gloves for the kids to use sparklers!!
Daniel and Joel have fun with Sparklers for the first time!
Toasting marshmellows on the 'bonfire'!
Bonfire night has such fun memories for Mark and I, but it was Daniel, Joel and Kaleb's first one, so we had to teach them what to do. Daniel and Joel were very keen to wear their 'costumes' (hats and scarfs!) on the way to the party, but they lasted about 5 minutes when they got there because it was too warm!!)
Okay, okay, so I have no good photos of the fireworks! But Daniel said they were his favourite bit of the party, so I can't leave them out! Joel, however, was very keen to go home when all the banging started!
It was great fun and after 5 years of not celebrating Bonfire Night, brought back some happy tradition memories! Thanks Dillon and Claire! You did a great job!
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