4th of July Festivities

To celebrate the 4th of July we stayed overnight in downtown aka uptown Charlotte.

Our first stop was the pool, of course.

Here's Jackson teaching Benny how to swim.

The kids love to watch cartoon network and we don't have cable at home.

We had dinner at our favorite place, the Mellow Mushroom, just a block away from the hotel.

After dinner we played at the park called The Green. I love that Addy is starting to become more helpful and nurturing.

In the evening we watched the SkyShow fireworks.

The next morning we walked to breakfast.

Peaceful quiet morning.

Special breakfast of egg sandwiches and donuts!

After breakfast we went to the Romare Bearden Park. Such a beautiful view of the skyline.

The waterfalls in the background were a big hit.

One last swim in the pool before heading home.

I have to get this child into swim lessons, he's a natural.

View from the pool deck.

We stopped at the Levine Museum of the New South on our way home. It's free on Sundays so why not.

It gave a great overview of Charlotte's history. Very education but somewhat boring too.