4th of July

We started our 4th of July afternoon at the Brooklyn Ice Cream factory in Brooklyn Heights. They make the ice cream on-site and it's really good. There is always a line here. Also, sitting at one of the tables inside when we were ordering was Jerry Springer. So, to summarize my celebrity sightings so far in NYC: John Turturro, Steve Buscemi (twice), the celebrity hairstylist guy with the reality show Blow Out (don't ask me how I know who he is), a girl from Law & Order (also in an ice cream store), and Jerry Springer.

We were invited to a party at the Office of Emergency Management, located directly underneath the Brooklyn Bridge.

As the sun set, we got ready for the Macy's firework show.

Police helicopter fly-by over the Manhattan Bridge.

The fire boat gets us into the spirit.

We get to our front row seats for the fireworks show.

Getting darker...

A shot of the group with their glow sticks.

The show begins...

There were a lot of cool new fireworks that I hadn't seen before.

A great show and a great way to wrap up one of the best weekends ever.