the 4th in DC

We just had the best time on the 4th of July. Jared took us to the top of the hotel he works at and we brought yummy treats to watch the fireworks.

the view of the city was amazing as was the sunset

the fireworks show was great and all we were missing was the patriotic music but we did avoid the traffic, the crowds and the noise!

Baby even woke up long enough to see a few fireworks.

here is the group! we had such a fun time just talking and laughing. at one point everyone had left and we started getting ready to leave. we looked at the clock and it was almost midnight....

thanks for a fabulous 4th of July!!

monday we were just so busy i do not think i have one picture but there was shopping! baby playing and a fabulous dinner over looking the river. we stayed up too late talking and got up early with babies so i am not sure we were any help at all to krystal and jared but more distracting. we had a great time!

happy 4th of july

Happy 4th of July!
We spent the day in Provincetown. A little touristy and a little crazy with people but really cute shops, great food and beautiful beaches.

Chris loved walking on the mudflats looking for shells. He found several really big, nice and fun ones. It was quiet and beautiful!





It was fun to watch all the boats come and go.

This lighthouse was built in the 1850's; it was moved away from the shore in the '90's. This was the one thing i wanted to do and tour because it is always what I pictured when thinking of Cape Cod. There were beautiful views. We saw the whales in the water from the lookout.


overlooking the sand dunes in Provincetown~the Pilgrims cut down all the trees for cattle grazing and then over did it so now there are no trees and the sand has nothing to hold the vegetation. we read all kinds of things at the visitors center! interesting.

we saw the most beautiful skies this trip. it was unreal. pictures just do not capture it all.

and of course fireworks~this was the best show i have ever seen...sorry lander, wy and bills family. maybe it was the beach or the water or the full moon but it was really fun to celebrate this way

Cape Cod

"A man may stand there and put all America behind him."

Henry David Thoreau 1890

Cape Cod National Seashore is so beautiful...we had the best time over the 4th of July. The Pilgrims originally landed at Provincetown, MA. They spent 30 days there and did not like it so on they went to Plymouth.

It was an 8 hour drive to our hotel Thursday evening and then Friday we drove out to Wellfleet to the campsite. (yep~car camping) it was a really nice place though with quiet couple sites and really nice spots. Then we unpacked the bikes and off we rode about 5 miles to the beach. I will spare you pictures because it was really hot that day but the one above is of the beach we rode to. After the ride we got settled, setup camp and I took a long nap. Then foil dinners, s'mores and off to bed. We miss Wyoming camping where you backpack in and see no one for days but this was almost as good. And a trip I will remember and want to repeat often!