This past weekend we took a mini-vacation to Maryland. We went to the Antietam battlefield for their annual concert and fireworks show. It is really a fun event. Robb started going to this event while he worked a Shepard's Spring camp that is close to the battlefield. Since we have been together we have gone a couple of times. The Maryland Symphony gives a free concert. They always have some patriotic selections and play the 1812 overture with real cannons. This year the programs also included Lincoln Portrait, Fanfare for the Common Man, Medley from Cats, and Summertime. This event is usually attended by about 30,000 people. So while the concert started at 7:30 we showed up at 4 to get a good spot. We took dinner and a cooler of drinks and just relaxed. The day wasn't too hot and Jenna stayed in the shade of her stroller the whole time playing with her toys. After the concert there is a wonderful fireworks show. About 30 minutes worth of great fireworks and you are so close to you can feel the boom. I was a little worried Jenna would not care for the fireworks but she just sat on my lap and looked in wonderment at the colors.
Sunday we traveled to my parents and had a birthday/4th of July picnic that evening. Robb and I had picked up some fireworks in West VA so we had a little show to put on. So we had two good fireworks shows this year!
Monday we came home and went to Sears for our first official family portraits. Jenna was wonderful at those as well.
So I have pictures from this weekend but since my camera is still in Richmond we used my moms camera. I will have the 4th pictures next week. So until then you will just have to enjoy my words.
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