There a fireworks show tonight at 7:30 not too far from here. Do you want to go?

Yea.

And we have popcorn getting ready—do you know why, Anna?

We can go see fireworks if we hurry and eat.

Fireworks? Wait! I definitely want to go!

I'm going to eat...

Dear Jesus, thank you for this day, bless this food in Jesus' name amen!

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

Alright, we got our chairs in here.

You guys are ready! I got to go get the big Reutter kids, huh?

[Singing] People want to know about the big Reutter kids...

Along the way we made one very important pit stop for snacks and drinks at the 7-11,

and then we were on our way to find a good spot for fireworks viewing.

Confused you! Sorry! You did.

Alright guys, we ready?

Ok, we found a good spot.

Are you excited Sarah?

What? Ah, bonk!

Did we get a good spot?

I think so. I hope so. I hope so too.

How long has it been since we saw fireworks?

Uh, one or two or three years.

It's been really long. I think it's 10 years.

Momma chan, are you excited? Yes.

Becca Anna, what do you think?

You ready for this? Yea!

Wow guys, it's going to be awesome!

Everyone's got their snacks. Yum!

So a couple of years ago some friends of ours—maybe even my brother

They went to a hanabi show at this racetrack but it was storming.

He has pictures of fireworks with streaks of lightning in the rain.

This is what Becca's going to do...

Can you give me the drummer face?

Whoa, that's intense!

Ok! Oh!

Maybe that's the warning shot.

That's means it's going to go soon. Yeah, over there!

Oh my goodness, there it goes guys! It's like a thunderstorm.

Imagine if you lived in those apartments there.

[Kids screaming] Some kids are having a lot of fun down there!

Why do some of the fireworks shoot and then make the noise?

That's a great question... It takes time for the sound to travel to us.

That's right, Becca's right.

This is a big one. It wasn't.

It kind of teased it, didn't it?

This might be a big one. No.

Imagine if there was Life in Japan fireworks,

That would be cool, huh? And there was Life in Japan music

Oooo, those are cool!

Oh, I like those!

Whoa! Wow, look at that!

That would be cool to be in that stadium.

Whew, that would have been cool!

All done. Oh, not all done!

But the last part is the humungous fireworks, right?

It usually is. They call it the grand finale.

Hey! Are you eating the popcorn? Oh yea!

Here's some. Oh thanks! Munch munch.

Here Becca wants some popcorn.

Imagine if at that apartment you could go to the roof of it.

It would be freakingishly loud.

"Freakingishly loud!"

I like those.

Becca and Anna, are you glad that you came tonight? Yeah.

Ah, Sarah's starting to get a little tired.

Sarah Bear! It is past your bedtime, huh?

What have your parents let you do?

First fireworks since covid, we're excited! That's right.

I need popcorn please. Whoa!

Those are pretty!

The weeping willow ones are my favorite.

Like that—aw, I love that.

Give us some big ones! Boom!

Skadoosh

Baam!

Look at these Mommy!

Firework shows are beautiful!

I'm getting more tired.

Sarah's getting more tired?

[Singing] Lullaby, and good night... You don't need to sing that song, I don't need that song

[Singing] May your dreams be so firework-y Can I have the Mitsuya [soda]?

Hey, I was wishing for the Mitsuya.

Becster Booster, I know you want to drink some!

I don't need to put music to this, I'll just have you sing to it, Sarah.

We have some dueling banjos going on here.

Whoa, that's red! That is red!

Anna, are you recording the whole thing?

Oh gosh, that's worse than daddy!

No, Daddy!

Anna, are you really recording like the whole thing?

Yea, she hasn't moved her position.

Not at all?

Oh my goodness.

You don't know how cold I was, but she was shivering, so I put the jacket on her.

And look how I am right now! Are you cold?

Yes, I'm freezing! You guys are cold?!

What in the world?

It's not even cold! You're not cold?

Oh not at all, it feels so nice out.

That's the finale. No, maybe not.

Finales are golden, I think. The Golden Finale?

Finales should be golden? Trophies are golden.

And this must be golden. That's a very good idea Sarah.

That is. I like it.

Are both of you girls in the same seat?

We're so cold. It's what twins do.

So cold. They are twinning.

This is my hand, this is Anna's hand.

Is that so?

That was beautiful and you missed it.

Daddy, you're right in my way.

I'm right in your way?! Like you're right in my way.

Oh no! Excuse me Sarah chan!

Oh look at that yawn! I caught the yawn!

The sleepy Sarah-yawn.

Do you like fireworks Big J? Yep.

Oh it's super colorful.

That should warm you up. Whoa!

Sarah's over here warming up, trying to wake up.

Way to go Sarah-ski. I don't know what I'm doing.

I'm so tired. It's so beautiful but I want it to end.

Sarah doesn't want to fall asleep

Because imagine if there's a humungous cool part

And I'm going to miss the ending and I don't want to miss the ending!

Oh boy! Mommy this is your favorite.

Could this be it? Could this be it?!

This is it!

Is this the big "Sayonara?"

All done. I don't think so.

I think it is now. I don't think so.

Ah! I knew it!

Skadoosh!

Sarah, it's golden!

Might it be the golden finale Sarah that you've been wanting?

Yeah Oh this kind of looks finale-ishy.

This does look a little finale-ishy

Whoa! Whoa.

But we have thought that a couple of times already. Yea but there's stuff going on on the field.

That's it. I don't know, is that it?

Nope!

Why?!

How much do you want it to be done, Sarah?

A hundred percent and more than a hundred percent.

Oh, I see.

This has got to be it.

It's not because there's only one.

Ooo, yea.

That was a big one though.

My goodness. They're sending up some big ones.

They want to say "Yes! Watch this!"

Let me show you something cool. Those are so beautiful how they change colors.

They really are cool.

So we're five minutes short of an hour.

Five minutes short of an hour, what a show! My goodness!

It's like they're making up for the 2-3 years that they didn't have shows.

There was one time that Daddy was flying on July 3rd in America,

I looked out the window, because it was at night,

And there were fireworks shows happening all over the place.

It was so cool.

I could see like 10-15 fireworks shows at one time.

From my window in the airplane. Like this?

[Singing] A whole new world!

Yea, it was like an Aladdin moment. It was cool.

That's golden. That's great.

That's golden! It could be the big golden finale!

It's golden Sarah! Could it be?!

Uh oh. Whoa!

My goodness!

Oh my! Something really bright happening on the field.

They're searing people's eyes.

[Singing] Just when you think it might be done...

[Singing] They say "we have more for you!"

This might be it though.

Sarah, we should count how many times we said "This is it!" and then it wasn't.

This is it!

This is it.

That's the best one!

Could it be? Could it be?

Was it? Was it? No! It's still going.

Wow, those are beautiful.

That's how it was when it started. We're losing the Reutter kids.

Hi, want to see the grand finale of our fireworks show?

Oh my goodness, look at that!

Isn't that amazing?

Whoa, it's golden, Sarah! It's big and it's golden, Sarah!

It's been going for an hour.

I don't care, I want to go to bed.

Oh, it's so pretty Sarah, look at this!

This is it! This is it Sarah!

It's big, it's golden! I'm looking at it.

I'm looking at it!

Uh oh, they added some pink to it!

It's going up around the stadium...

Oh that has to be the planned finale.

Yea, that is.

Oh look at that.

Oh my goodness! Whoa!

Oh my stars, that is a whole lot of fireworks!

Whoa, good golly!

Yeah!

I think that's it.

Look, even vovô got to join from Brazil, watching.

Look at all the people now going home.

Ruth called her dad... In Brazil...

In Brazil... He watched the finale.

He got to see the finale and now...

Time to go home, Sarah needs to sleep.

Look at the line to get out of the parking lot here, oh my goodness!

Well, it was worth it. It was a lot of fun.

About 20 minutes later...

Well Ruth, did the little Reutter kids make it?

No, look at how Joshua is laying!

That can't be comfortable!

I'm going to help these people in.

I know, I'll carry you. Come.

Oh my! Night night, guys.

Now I need to get Sarah.

Oh Sarah-beara, Daddy's going to carry you in, OK??