Carterville On Fire

Carterville On Fire is brought to you mostly by Mister's Aunt and cousin. (For those of you who don't live near, I'll fill you in a little bit. Every year, a local university hosts a concert and a grand firework show. It's called Stadium Of Fire. This year the concert was put on by David Archuleta and Brad Paisley. Oh and Carterville is the name of the road that Mister's aunt lives on.)

It starts out with a water party.

Followed by a barbecue. It's a "bring your own meat and a side dish to share" thing.

We've never lacked in food.
There's blankets laid out to sit on and a few chairs for those who aren't able - or don't want - to sit on the ground.



My cute kids! I made the girls' jumpers.

Lewlew's hair Sunday for church. For Carterville on Fire, this is how I did Noodle's hair.

Noodle's hair Sunday for church. For Carterville on Fire, this is how I did Lewlew's hair.

After eating and visiting, the "program" began.

I know this isn't a great picture, but our family - most of them - are major pyro's! They HAVE to jump through the fountain fireworks. The ones who do it, can't not do it. It's like a reaction they can't control and it's contagious. It used to be just the one generation, but sadly, they've passed it on to their children. I fear it will never stop.

The lighting...

Jumping through the fountains...

And then there's the program. This is the infamous "cousin" I spoke of earlier.

The year we were graced with David Enchilada! What a performance he gave!

We also enjoyed Rad Daisley! He can really put on a show!

He even added a little something extra!

Outstanding job!! What talented young men :)

Of course there was dancing which included the audience!

Everyone seemed to really enjoy the group dancing!

And who doesn't like Sparklers! (Actually Lewlew doesn't like to hold them, just watch them!)

Even the adults enjoyed the sparklers (and beverages!)

When it got dark, we put glow sticks in Noodle's hair. So she had a glow in the dark star on her head! It was cuter than this picture!

And more dancing in between fire works.

It was an incredible night. We had such a great time. All of the hard work didn't go unnoticed. We really appreciate all that was done by so many to make this night great year after year. We can't wait for Carterville on Fire next year!