St. Patty's Day in Baltimore

Baltimore was every bit of perfect! The weather was amazing, the food was delicious and to top it off it was St. Patty's Day. We couldn't have asked for a better day! We started our day off in the harbor with an Irish lunch and drinks on the balcony over looking the beautiful harbor. From there we cabbed it to Fort Mc Henry where we spent the afternoon learning about Francis Scott Key and the battle. Before touring the grounds we watched a video on the battle and how Key came to write the poem that later became the Star Spangled Banner. As the video was coming to an end, they began playing our National Anthem and raised the screen to the gorgeous view of Fort Mc Henry. It was chilling and it gave me goose bumps. It was a bittersweet day knowing that our vacation was almost over and we were going to have leave Aunt Debbie to head back to Texas in less than twelve hours. Mike joined us for a spectacular meal in little Italy. It was YUM-OH! True Italian food at it's finest!

Fort Mc Henry is a national landmark that everyone has to see. I can't even put into words how great it was to learn about this part of history. I'm so glad the boys were able to learn so much and have fun at the same time. Their minds were definitely in over drive and they had so many questions that we loved to answer. Fort Mc Henry just happened to be temporarily housing the original manuscript of The Star Spangled Banner. I wish we could have taken pictures, but it wasn't allowed.
The Fort is still standing and each room is a museum that tells you exactly how the soldiers lived during this time. Fort Mc Henry wasn't just a site of one of the biggest battles in our nations history, but it was also a prison and hospital over several different wars, including the Civil War. The boys ran the compound taking in all the knowledge. They even had a scavenger hunt of questions that they had to fill out to get a badge. Bryce was chosen to load a real cannon and he had a blast.

The boys always have a great time with Brian and Brian was acting like a boy himself! I think he had just as much fun as they did. Of course A had fun too!

Lunch with a leprechaun! A wasn't quite sure of him, but she wasn't scared either.

The Baltimore Harbor is beautiful and full of shops and restaurants. I would love to go back to the beautiful city to see more.

I am so glad that we were able to go on this vacation with the boys and my Paw Paw. He lives for history and landmarks. Many of my earliest memories with Paw Paw include visiting historical landmarks and dinasour tracks. He had a great time and I'm so thankful that I was able to go on this trip with him.