Guy Fawkes

 For Family Home evening a few weeks ago we had Remi and Broden tell us about Guy Fawkes, because it was Guy Fawkes in England. They explained all about how this group of people had planned to kill the king because they didn't like the way he was running things. So they set up explosives and Guy Fawkes was the guy who was all ready to light them. He got caught and they burned him. So, the government created Guy Fawkes day so everyone knew that if you did something like that you would get burned like him. Now it is more of a celebration that he didn't succeed in killing the king.

They have bonfires and put Guy Fawkes scarecrow type things on the fire, then have fireworks. We thought it would be fun to go to a celebration and see what it was all about. So the next Saturday after Blake's soccer game we headed to Ely for their celebration. They had carnival rides and food too. We had an awesome spot to sit/stand and a great view of the fire and fireworks. When they first lit the fire there were a bunch of fireworks in it, which we weren't expecting. They were really, REALLY loud and scared Parker. I felt bad because he was just playing on the ground when they started and he started crying. The rest of the night was fun though. The fireworks were surprisingly really good. We are used to our Idaho Falls 4th of July fireworks. But these almost compared. The kids loved it!

Broden with the bon fire in the background

Remi and the bon fire

The bon fire

Alissa, Blake and Parker drinking hot chocolate waiting for fireworks

The fireworks

more fireworks

The location for the fireworks was perfect. They set them off on a hill right in front of the Ely Cathedral. We could even see all the med running around lighting the fireworks. It was beautiful.

Remi, Alissa and Broden watching a movie with Dad.