Independence Day!

We started off our Independence day with our church's pancake breakfast. They were blueberry pancakes with strawberries and whip cream....red, white and blue! We came home and gave Jacob a nap before we headed off to Washington D.C. for the 4th festivities. We drove to the metro station and rode the train into the city. Once in D.C., we headed to Capitol hill where Amanda picked out and reserved a spot for the Capitol concert and fireworks show. The rest of us headed to the Natural History Museum for a quick stroll. It was incredibly crowded (which wasn't hard to believe) and it was almost impossible to even walk through it. After a short while, we met up again with Amanda and waited for the concert to begin. There were some pretty impressive people on the concert lineup....Josh Groban, Steve Martin, Jordan Sparks, Kelli O'hara, Matthew Morrison, Jimmy Smits and the National Symphony Orchestra. While waiting, we had McDonalds for dinner and took lots of short walks. Jacob was amazing and made lots of new friends with those sitting nearby. A couple even asked to take pictures with him. The concert was great and the fireworks incredible. It was so neat to see them behind the Washington Monument. After the show, things were a tad crazy getting back to the metro and waiting until there was room to ride it home. But, we eventually made it and the kids were incredible. It will be a fourth of July we will always remember. We thank Jae and Amanda for coming to Maryland and getting us there. I am confident we would have never done it otherwise!