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4th of july!

y'all know i love holidays. a reason to celebrate? cook? decorate? dress up? i'm mostly all for it :)

i wasn't really expecting a lot out of this particular holiday, however. there wasn't a lot going on and i wasn't really feeling like the stuff that was.
so tracy and i went to ft. mchenry where they had some old timey stuff going on. we heard them read the declaration and shoot off the cannon.
then i headed down to the pier at fells with some friends where we watched the fireworks last year, preceded by the always incredible pitango gelato. after the 4th, we ended up at the house of a friend of derek and kristina's. i'm not usually really up for meeting new people and hanging out with those i don't know, but can i just say? so. much. fun.


anyway, here are some pics from the festivities!

the day began with red, white, and blue muffins,
a tradition started by my momma when i was little...


ft. mchenry


reading the declaration

shooting off the cannon and the guns

fell's pier at sunset before the fireworks

the pirate ship sailed by


the fireworks!

the finale!

that's the end! the fourth continued with a good deal of fun (and walking!!), but that's where the pictures stop...i hope your 4th was enjoyable and relaxing :)
so,

Comments

Jill said…
Oh - it looks like so much fun! We loved only walking 5 minutes to watch the fireworks last year and I'm so bummed we never made it to Ft. McHenry. Sad.....

Thanks for sharing - great pictures!
July 14, 2010 at 10:06 PM
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