Happy independence day to everyone in the US! I hope your holiday was as good as mine was.

A festive, gluten-free cupcake from Cupcake Royale in Ballard.

Sunglasses were actually required today! While the rest of the country has been wilting in heat waves, we Seattleites have been suffering through rain, cold, and clouds. The weather decided to play nice for the holiday though! Luckily for us this year was a leap year, otherwise today would have been yesterday, during which we had lots of rain!

By happy accident, this photo turned out with lots of little hearts! Much love to America, and to all of you! Happy 4th!