Friends for the Fourth

Patrick, Kim, and Katie--Jason's good friends from his grad school days--joined us for the Fourth this year, along with Katie's boyfriend James. Such fun. These guys have always made me feel so welcome and part of the gang, and I absolutely love spending time with them.


We spent Saturday in DC at Eastern Market and hanging out at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, before our water ran out and we needed ice cream desperately and came home. The basement was nice and cool, and we watched The Young Victoria before eating dinner and taking a nighttime tour of the monuments.


Sunday we went to church and then had brunch at the Carlyle before packing up a picnic and staking out a lawn seat at Wolf Trap for Mamma Mia! Loved it. By the end there was singing and dancing in the grass as well as on stage.


Most of the crew had to leave early Monday morning to get back up to New England in time for work, but we squeezed out every minute we could. We're already looking forward to the next time!