Updated: November 2nd, 2016.

Disclaimer: I do not own the song or the characters of Criminal Minds.
Spoilers: None.
Rating: K+

Emily: 12 years old.
Elijah: 15 years old.
Rosaline: 12 years old.
Jenny: 7 years old.

Amber and James (Michael's brother and sister-in-law

Madeleine: 12 years old.
Breanna: 5 years old.
Elena: 5 years old.

Maria and Caleb (Sandy's sister and brother-in-law)

Kayleigh: 8 years old.
Rayleigh: 8 years old.

July 4th, 1991. Ice cream Parlor

The Jareau family pile into the shop and go over to the counter.

"Em, I can't see." JJ says when she can't see the ice cream standing on her tiptoes.

Emily picks JJ up and rests her on her hip. "What flavor ice cream do you want?"

"What kind are you getting?" JJ asks back.

"I think I may get Rocky Road."

"What does that got in it?" Elena asks. Rosa is holding her up so she can see while Eli is holding her sister. The only way Emily can tell the twins apart is because Elena has a red, white, and blue shirt on with blue shorts and Breanna has the same shirt with red shorts.

"Its chocolate ice cream with nuts and marshmallows El." Emily says.

"Yummy! Mommy, I want Wocky Woad, please."

"Okay, is that what you want Brea?"

"Yes." The other little girl answers.

"Okay, so two Rocky Roads. Emily is that what you want too?"

"Yes." Then she turns to JJ. "Do you want to share with me or are you hungry enough for your own?"

"I wanna share."

"Okay." She sits JJ back down. "Go pick out a table and wait for me there." JJ nods and goes over to a table, sitting down at it.

Sandy goes to the counter and orders three Rocky Roads and a Bubble Gum ice cream.

"The kids who got a cup of ice cream may get one topping on their scoops." Amber tells the group. Rosa picks out coconut and the twins (Brea and El) both get chocolate sprinkles.

"What kind of topping do you want, Jen?" Emily asks JJ.

"Rainbow sprinkles please." The man at the counter puts the toppings on, and hands the bowl to Emily.

Then they went to sit down to wait for the others. Everyone had decided to wait to eat their ice cream during the fireworks show.

"Rayleigh, Kay, what kind of ice cream do you guys want?" Maria asks the twins.

"Can I have chocolate, Mama?" Ray-Ray asks.

"I want vanilla, please." Kay adds.

"Okay. Go sit at the table with Uncle Michael and Aunt Sandy, while Daddy and I get your ice cream."

The twins run off to the table and sat down to wait for their ice cream. Madeleine ordered Chocolate Chip ice cream with a scoop of sprinkles.

"What toppings do you and Kay want, Ray?"

"Coconut please."

"Chocolate sprinkles." Rayleigh tells her mom.

Once everyone was done ordering ice cream, they all piled back into the cars and drove to where the firework show was.

Firework Show Location

Once there, they got blankets out and spread them on the ground.

"Alright the little kids need to hurry and finish their ice cream before it gets too dark to see." Maria says.

JJ and Emily along with Brea and El were sitting in the back of the pickup truck with a lantern turned on so they could see to eat their ice cream. The older kids, Rosa, Eli, and Maddie, had already finished theirs and were getting their own sparklers out.

"When you're done with your ice cream, put the bowls in this bag and then you can come get your own sparkler."

At 9:30 p.m. when it was nice and dark out, the firework show finally started.

"Emmy, look! It's an upside down one!" JJ exclaimed pointing to a 'chandelier' firework.

"Yeah, I see. It's pretty isn't it?" Emily replies. Her and JJ had moved from the back of the truck to the tailgate and we're now laying with their head on it.

Rayleigh and Kayleigh each run over to a parent.

"Can we have a sparkler please?" Ray asks.

"Sure. But be careful with it. Don't touch it to your hand or point it in someone's face. Ok?" Maria tells her.

"Yes, ma'am." The girls say in unison.

The fireworks go on for another 15 minutes before they start to die down. By 8:30 when everything and everyone is loaded back up, the kids are getting tired and restless having had a long day.

Jareau house.

"Mama, can I go with Eli outside to do the fireworks?" JJ asks. Michael and Sandy had gotten a few fireworks to set off along with confetti shooters and more sparklers.

"Yes, but don't get too close to him. You need to stay back so you don't get hurt. Okay?"

"Yes, ma'am." JJ goes over to Emily who's getting a bottle of water out of the fridge. "Come on, Em. Let's go." The two go outside where Eli is setting up the fireworks while being supervised by Caleb and Michael.

"Jen, you need to come sit down. You don't need to be that close to Eli." Emily tells the younger blonde.

"Okay, Dad. It's all set up." Elijah says, once he finishes setting up the fireworks.

Michael nods his approval and says, "Ok, I want you to light one and then get your butt over here so you don't get hurt."

Elijah nods and lights the first firework. He turns and runs a couple of feet away and then watches as it shoots into the air and becomes a red, white, and blue firework.

"Ohh, that one was pretty. Do another!" JJ says excitedly.

Eli goes over and repeats the process a couple more times. First with a few firecrackers that made a loud noise and then with some purple, green, and yellow fireworks. Soon, it was nearing midnight, the show having lasted a good hour and a half, and JJ's nap she had taken earlier was wearing off.

"Come on, let's get you to bed." Emily leads JJ upstairs and into bed.

"Are you gonna stay?" JJ asks once she's tucked in and can barely keep her eyes open.

"Not tonight, baby. I need to go home, but I'll see you tomorrow. Okay?"

"Okay."

"Song or story tonight?"

"Song, please."

"Okay, get comfy."

You are my sunshine [...]

JJ's asleep by the end of the song, as she was every time and Emily heads downstairs. Once down there, she said goodbye to Sandy and Michael, and then heads home for the night.

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