4th of July in Washington, D.C!!!!

Wow...4th of July in our nation's capitol. Never did I imagine we would have that experience! Nothing else can make you feel more patriotic than being in Washington D.C on Independence Day! We didn't try to hit any of the museums or such because of the crowds so we just spent the day walking around and viewing all the monuments and site seeing. We were told the crowds were going to be horrible but it really wasn't too bad at all! The weather couldn't have been more perfect. Sunny and high around 78 degrees! We were able to catch the parade beforehand and then walked around until around 6 and then staked out our spots at the base of the Lincoln Memorial facing the reflecting pool to watch the fireworks...once in a lifetime experience!

We also hit a local 4th of July event here in Fredericksburg the prior weekend which the kids enjoyed but it sure was a weird mix of people :/

Train exhibit at the Spotsylvania Stars and Stripes festival

Yep...those are Easter peeps on 4th of July!

Parade in Washington D.C

One of the EMT's at the first aid station was spraying people if they were too hot (even though the high was 80 degrees!) and Grant thought that was hilarious!