10 Friendy Fireflies

With summer here and lightning bugs making our backyard their home every night, we went out to see them tonight when it was past D's bed time. We got the idea from my friend Laura who got the idea from her friend. The world of blogging is small.
One of D's favorite books to read is Ten Friendly Fireflies. Each firefly lights up in the book when you press the button.
I figured it was time to let him see the real thing. So with the book in hand we ventured out to find our friendly friends of the night.
Even with some distractions from planes above D saw them right away and was very amused when the fireflies' "butts" would light up.He was so amazed that he lost his shoe.
Look, there they are!
Getting a better look with daddy.
Who doesn't love summer fireflies...EXCEPT when there are mosquitoes among them trying to suck your blood. After 15 minutes we ran inside.
Happy Summer!