4th Of July Fun

We have had a tremendous 4th of July weekend!! It all started earlier in the week when Addie and I made some decorations for “America’s birthday”. We also made these Lemon-Blueberry Ice Cream Cupcakes..yummy!

We then treated Addie to her first ever movie theatre experience. Cars 2 was playing down the street from us, so we HAD to take her. She did very well and we will most certainly be doing this again!

On the fourth, we ventured down to the Inner Harbor for some Baltimore-style fun! We thought it would be a fun experience to ride the train into town, plus, then we wouldn’t have to find a parking space. Addie loved this adventure!! We’ll take any excuse to get on a train!


We got off at Camden Yards and made the short walk to the Inner Harbor. While we were there, we decided to grab lunch at a Baltimore staple – Phillips seafood! It was wonderful. Addie even drew a picture of the American flag while we waited!

After our lunch, we explored a bit of the harbor, including looking at the U.S.S. Constellation, the last existing Civil War era naval vessel.


We then boarded a water taxi and headed to Fort McHenry, which was where Francis Scott Key was inspired to write what is now known as the Star Spangled Banner. We were very excited to go today since they were having some reenactments, a fife and drum corps, as well as the public reading of the Declaration of Independence. We even helped” Addie fill out a Scavenger Hunt at the fort to earn her Junior Ranger badge!

We then headed back to the Inner Harbor via the Water Taxi and this was our view….

After all the fun was had, we boarded the train at Camden Yards and rode back to our home station. Addie was so exhausted, she fell asleep on the way back.

We ended the evening on our roof-top deck with our neighbors to watch the Firework shows in the neighborhoods around us as well as the big show over Chesapeake Bay! All in all, it was a fantastic Fourth!