The Fourth of July

Honestly, the best place to be for the 4th of July is New York City.  And this year we did it a little more  low key.  My feet weren't up to standing for hours, so we were excited when we got an offer from Fernando and Melissa to watch the fireworks at a park in Astoria.  Definitely closer, and we were able to sit!  Plus, there was a McDonalds nearby, so we had a very Patriotic dinner (and dessert of chocolate dipped cones).  :)  

Marcus was a true gentleman and carried our chairs to the park.

Socrates Statue Park

They had live music before and during the fireworks.

The view from the park.

Marcus killed time reading.  

(You can see why he's trying to convince me he needs a tablet.)

You could text messages to be shown on the screen, which were much easier to read once it got dark :)

There were some fireworks around the city starting before the main show, and little Alexander obviously enjoyed watching them.

 The screen was actually pretty good!  And I liked how we could hear the fireworks all the way in Queens.

It was nice to be able to see the fireworks and get home a lot faster than if we had gone down to the Hudson.  But it was a lot of fun!  Happy (late) Fourth!  :)