Our first Fourth of July in Milwaukee was a few days after Zoe was born, so the extent of our celebration was asking each other if we were going to survive until next year. Seriously, having a kid is a magical experience full of love and hope, but then you take the little bundle home and though the love is still there, it's partially covered in gross bodily fluids and 4 months of 4 a.m. feedings. But I digress, the point is that our first fourth was all but festive. The next, however, was the genesis of what I hope becomes a long-term tradition. The weekend before Independence Day the city of Milwaukee shoots off a bunch of fireworks over Lake Michigan, thus kicking off Summer Fest, the world's most expensive and musical crime scene. July 4th, 2008 we had a great time at the lake with Nathen, Jennifer and Annie and this year we reconnected with some old high school friends of mine that moved out to Milwaukee. We spent most of that forever-long pre firework evening time trying our best to not stop our children from falling into the lake. Is there anything better than a warm summer evening watching fireworks with friends and family? Now that we are Seattlites we're going to have to find another aquatic venue from which to watch the 4th o' July fireworks. I assume that since we are now on the coast such a thing will be possible. Check out this cool night time shot of downtown that Sara took on the way back to our car. She's a great picturer.
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