We had such a great time in Washington DC for the 4th of July. Greg's wife, Amy, came into town from California for the weekend so the four of us took the adventure together. I would recommend anyone visit our Nation's Capital on the 4th of July at least once in your life. 
Josh, Amy, and Greg at noonish
Josh's brother, Jay, and his girlfriend, Liz, even met us for the fireworks!
Josh, Amy, and Greg at noonishJosh's brother, Jay, and his girlfriend, Liz, even met us for the fireworks! I remember when we arrived at the Lincoln Memorial around noon, I wondered, "Where is everyone?" I expected people as crazy as us to arrive early and camp out for the entire day. Not to worry, by 7pm we were packed together like sardines.
TIMELINE
To Our Backs; The Lincoln Memorial: 
Noon
4 PM
7 PM
Our View of the George Washington Monument:
Noon
3PM
8 PM
Here are some of my personal favorites. This experience has reignited the photographer in me. I hope you enjoy my pictures and I hope you all had a great 4th of July!
"Obama for President" 
Noon4 PM7 PMOur View of the George Washington Monument:
Noon3PM8 PMAround 4 pm, Amy and I decided to walk outside the barricaded mall to find dinner for everyone. We asked some police officers where the nearest restaurants were. Apparently close by = 7 - 10 city blocks to local cops! We walked passed the White House and into business downtown until we found burgers, fries and milkshakes. We were excited until we realized our journey was only halfway complete. When we arrived back, we promptly kicked the boys out of the chairs and scarfed down our dinner.
From about 7 - 9pm, groups of people swarmed the area. It was especially hard fighting the experienced photographers. I set my camera and tripod up way in advance to "claim my spot". My present camera is smaller than the average professionals but I thought it was pretty obvious that I was going to take pictures of the fireworks. However, when I stepped behind my camera, the photographers, who had wisely arranged their cameras directly behind mine, panicked and became agitated. "Are you going to be standing there the whole time?" they asked. "Yes?!" I replied. Disgusted, they scrambled to find a new view. This occurred at about 8pm, so I thought I was polite enough to give them about an hours warning. I think 9 hours of waiting around entitled me to my spot.
Here are some of my personal favorites. This experience has reignited the photographer in me. I hope you enjoy my pictures and I hope you all had a great 4th of July!
"Obama for President" 