And the bombs bursting in air...

So. We went on a firework-photo-spot hunt tonight and I must say - we found the most incredible place to shoot. Right across the river from the place they shoot them off - no obstuctions. Of course, we had to walk in the dark through grass and weeds, under a barbed-wire fence (which some guy was holding for us) and... we were the only ones that were not fluent in Spanish. But it was a blast and really, I think I'd do the same thing again next year.
I am still not getting the hang of this 'shooting at night' stuff but, in my defense, it was so incredibly windy that I had a hard time holding the camera and tripod still. These are my favorite shots though:

4th of July

Today is July 4th and to celebrate, I wound up touring through an old historic fort, cemetery and a cute "downtowny" sort of place. Tonight we are going to find a good "fireworks display photographic site" so I can master the art of photographing them without fighting the crazy crowds with our two little guys so late at night.

Here's Jake...



Mommy on the rails...

And Matthew...

Who the heck comes up with this stuff? Strange chicken art...

Then we headed to Ft Walla Walla to check out the museum and cemetery.

Happy 4th of July