Off to D.C.

We headed for D.C. early this morning and only stopped ONE time. That's pretty amazing! A few notes:

1. Ohio's portion of I-70 had FAR too many policemen with radar guns. (We didn't get a ticket.)

2. After leaving breakfast, we put the top down. Tan lines from hours in convertible are fierce and unsightly. When driving East the sun will seem to burn only your right side. I applied sunscreen and still got zapped. Ugh- the sun is a wicked being this year.

3. D.C. drivers are feisty and mean. Avoid them at all costs.

After the long drive (which was not bad at all, really, we kind of enjoyed it), we kicked back in our hotel room for a bit before hopping on the Metro (the ceiling of which is pictured above- LOVE) and headed down to see the fireworks on the Mall.

Jackson loves a good train ride!

AHH! The Washington Monument on Independence Day. It felt SO right to be there to take in the fireworks and celebrate our nation's freedom.

I kept talking about much it felt like Forrest Gump because we were with about 3,000,000 (I'm not kidding. The Washington Post said 3 million people were there!) people to take in the show. We also stood right by the reflection pool which is also very Forrest Gump-ish. ;)

We could see the Lincoln Memorial. AWESOME!

Jackson waiting on the show. "Oh did you get there early?" one may ask. No. We just walked through the crowds to get a great spot. I know, I know. I hate us, too. ;)

I kept trying to get photos of the crowds. This doesn't do it justice.

The fireworks display was AMAZING! The entire 17-minute show was like a grand finale of a normal show.

It was so cool to be there. SO cool. SO, SO cool. I deem this bucket list worthy, people.

PRETTY!

"Ohhh! Ahhh!"

Jackson enjoying the show! It was quite an awesome place to be (I think I forgot to mention that above ;)). The crowd control was lacking compared to NYC from last year's 4th, but it was still manageable. We were able to get on the Metro along with 500,000 other people (not kidding- we were packed like little matches) and got on home to the Crystal City area.