Fourth of July Part Two

We saved our spot next to the river after the boat races. We were right in front of the river barge that shoots off the fireworks. You think this might be weird to set a spot to view the fireworks at 12 in the afternoon, but there were lots of people doing the same. We shared this spot with 3 other families so we took shifts. On our shift, we consumed this delicious strawberry -blueberry -short cake Meg made.

It was surprisingly cool for that evening. Usually we are still dipping in sweat in July.

....the suns going down

Then the long awaited for light show.

4th of July 2010 Part One

My husband and his friends participated in a cardboard boat race down the Columbia. All these boats are truly made out of cardboard, glue, tape, and paint. One of my favorites is this cuttle fish boat. A dad with his two girls raced down the river. Not very fast, but super adorable.

My husband is the one in the middle in the white boat. The girl with the blue back pack is part of the news team out there video taping it all. Our boys smoked the red boat.

WE MADE 3rd! They're already putting together plans for a faster boat for next year. The guy in the cardboard kayak got first.

Alli's 3rd B-Day!

The weather was just right. Maybe a little to cool for swimming, but just right for a game of bocce ball. As you can see, the game can get a little competitive, hehehe.

Fun gifts! This woodland princess has been played with everyday since.

Butterfly birthday cake. I made Cleomes homemade carrot cake. I wanted the butterfly to be 3-D but the cake was to heavy and sticky, and I couldn't get it out of the pan, Ha! ...Oh well, it was good anyway. The BBQ was good, and the company was great!