Last night Chris, Noah and I joined family and friends (Mom, Dad, Diana, Mark, Stephanie, Drew, Jamie, Sharon and Jim) at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra's Concert in the Garden. We enjoyed it so much last year that we want to make a tradition of catching one of the concerts celebrating Independence Day. We got there early, ate lots of food and snacks and enjoyed visiting until the concert began at 8:00. There were several thousand people in attendance (it is held at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, where Chris and I had our wedding reception), but they have a great sound system set up so we could hear just fine from our lawn seats.
Mark and Diana
Drew and Jamie
Stephanie and Noah
Drew, Jamie, Jim & Sharon
Noah "takes pictures" with his wagon handle
Singing the National Anthem
Noah was a little paranoid all evening about the fireworks coming. In fact, he started covering his ears in anticipation around 7 p.m., but we convinced him that he would get tired of holding his hands there for several hours. When it got dark, we busted out the glow-in-the-dark jewelry, which was quickly snatched up by all the women, of course.
Arrr, matey
Mom and Noah with their jewelry
When the fireworks did start, Noah watched most of the show through his hands--anyone who goes to scary movies knows this is quite effective!
Noah enjoys (?) the fireworks
The orchestra played three Sousa marches while the fireworks erupted in sync... which means the show lasted over ten minutes! Chris recorded the last piece (Stars and Stripes Forever, of course! Go piccolo!) on my Flip, so you can get an idea of what a great fireworks display we enjoyed! It's still not the same as being there, of course.
Today our church planned an Independence Day luncheon and program honoring our military after morning worship. Chris and I, plus my mom, got involved in the a cappella singing group that performed during the program.
Mom in the Alto section
Kelly and me with the sopranos
We sang The Star-Spangled Banner; Battle Hymn of the Republic; My Country, Tis of Thee; God Heal Our Land; and Armed Services Medley, honoring our veterans. Jamie and Drew came to hear us (and keep Noah entertained), and Drew recorded a couple of the songs for me. Here's the National Anthem:
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