Julia! So much for nicely posing for a picture. ;)
She will pose...
While we were at Grandpa and Grandma's, Julia rode this bike around their yard almost every day. It used to be Auntie Colleen's. See the bubbles? Colleen had brought bubbles for the kids. They all got to roast marshmallows. Aunt Kim brought giant marshmallows that were the size of about 4 regular ones!
Caroline hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma. They've trained our kids to like coffee. Ha ha. The oldest three like drinking their "brown" (with plenty of milk and sugar) coffee with Grandpa and Grandma. And now Caroline says, "Smell the aroma!", when she sees coffee, just like Grandpa taught her!
Scott and John with the stash of fireworks they bought at the Lummi Indian Reservation.
Ready for the show to begin
Scott and John put on a good show! They had lots of "big" fireworks. Even the neighbors were watching from their yard! My fireworks pictures only turned out so-so. I didn't even bring a tripod and was too lazy to rig up a makeshift one. Here are a couple pictures. I like the 2nd one--it was one of those fireworks that goes "pop pop pop", instead of a loud boom with the display.
I paused, thinking about what she was asking, and said, "Maybe..."
Lauren, nodding, "I think you can. Uncle Scott said you can. I think California is the only country where you are allowed to only do small fireworks!"
I realized she was thinking "London" was "Lynden", the town where we grew up!
Anyway. On the actual 4th of July, we went to church with my mom and dad. That night we went to a BBQ and Scott and Kim's and the girls were outside hunting slugs again. This time in Auntie Kim's yard! They were delighted to find lots of fat ones! I am sure Scott and Kim were delighted to have those fat ones destroyed! Ha!
After eating, Brian and I took our kids to Bellingham to meet up with Doug, Annette and their kids, his mom, and Holly and Alexis, to watch the city's fireworks over Bellingham Bay. They were beautiful too! I'd just taken out my camera, and rain started. Just sprinkles, and we had blankets to keep warm, but enough drops where I didn't want the camera getting wet. So no pictures of that display.
Monday, July 5, we went to Berthusen Park in Lynden for a reunion with my dad's side of the family. Here we are eating our lunch. It was a potluck picnic. There was so much yummy food! And lots of good desserts. And then strawberry shortcake later in the afternoon! Julia wore Brian's baseball mitt for her crazy hat. That was kind of a last-minute decision. Hee hee...
There was a crazy hat contest, and Uncle Scott wore this one. My kids said it was a Lakers hat, but I think he bought it thinking it was a Huskies hat. I think. ???? He let them take turns with it. Notice Lauren's nametag; I love how she wrote her own name!
Scott and John with the stash of fireworks they bought at the Lummi Indian Reservation.
Ready for the show to begin
Scott and John put on a good show! They had lots of "big" fireworks. Even the neighbors were watching from their yard! My fireworks pictures only turned out so-so. I didn't even bring a tripod and was too lazy to rig up a makeshift one. Here are a couple pictures. I like the 2nd one--it was one of those fireworks that goes "pop pop pop", instead of a loud boom with the display.
Today I read the little girls 101 Dalmations before their nap, and London was mentioned on the first page. Lauren piped up, "Can you do big fireworks in London?"
I paused, thinking about what she was asking, and said, "Maybe..."
Lauren, nodding, "I think you can. Uncle Scott said you can. I think California is the only country where you are allowed to only do small fireworks!"
I realized she was thinking "London" was "Lynden", the town where we grew up!
Anyway. On the actual 4th of July, we went to church with my mom and dad. That night we went to a BBQ and Scott and Kim's and the girls were outside hunting slugs again. This time in Auntie Kim's yard! They were delighted to find lots of fat ones! I am sure Scott and Kim were delighted to have those fat ones destroyed! Ha!
After eating, Brian and I took our kids to Bellingham to meet up with Doug, Annette and their kids, his mom, and Holly and Alexis, to watch the city's fireworks over Bellingham Bay. They were beautiful too! I'd just taken out my camera, and rain started. Just sprinkles, and we had blankets to keep warm, but enough drops where I didn't want the camera getting wet. So no pictures of that display.
Monday, July 5, we went to Berthusen Park in Lynden for a reunion with my dad's side of the family. Here we are eating our lunch. It was a potluck picnic. There was so much yummy food! And lots of good desserts. And then strawberry shortcake later in the afternoon! Julia wore Brian's baseball mitt for her crazy hat. That was kind of a last-minute decision. Hee hee...
There was a crazy hat contest, and Uncle Scott wore this one. My kids said it was a Lakers hat, but I think he bought it thinking it was a Huskies hat. I think. ???? He let them take turns with it. Notice Lauren's nametag; I love how she wrote her own name!
There was playground playing. And picture-taking (that's Annette). I think she was taking a picture of our grandpa auctioneering for the live auction. My dad was happy to walk around with these two girls...
Caroline pretended to be afraid and shy around John the night of the fireworks show at my mom's house. John was being friendly to her, and she'd just hide, sucking her thumb. Later she told me, "Don't like it, Gohn!" LOL The next day at church she first saw John singing in front, with my dad, his dad, and Scott, for special music. Caroline saw him, and said, "Gohn!" Then later she saw him running the sound system and said, "Gohn watching TV!" Silly girl. Here's John and Scott. John really looks scary, doesn't he? ;)
Annika and Lauren sitting on the wagon tongue. They were busy visting the horses one of my dad's cousins brought for pony rides and wagon rides.
After our picnic lunch there was a straw pile with candy and treasures hidden in it. The kids loved that! They all got a lot of candy, as well as crazy-straw sports bottles, little notepads, little footballs, bracelets, etc. Caroline stacked up all her chocolate coins. I think she thought they were actually money!
Annika and Lauren sitting on the wagon tongue. They were busy visting the horses one of my dad's cousins brought for pony rides and wagon rides.
After our picnic lunch there was a straw pile with candy and treasures hidden in it. The kids loved that! They all got a lot of candy, as well as crazy-straw sports bottles, little notepads, little footballs, bracelets, etc. Caroline stacked up all her chocolate coins. I think she thought they were actually money!
There was a tug-of-war contest. Julia's side did not win. LOL All the participants got a big candy bar just for playing! 
Brian and Austin played in a softball game that afternoon. We also went on wagon rides.
Here are Austin and Luke, and Julia getting a pony ride.
Brian and Austin played in a softball game that afternoon. We also went on wagon rides.
Here are Austin and Luke, and Julia getting a pony ride.
That night Brian and the kids went in the hot tub with my dad. A good way to unwind before bed!
When we arrived at the park, Brian backed up the van, and one of the back tires caught on a huge bolt sticking out of a pole. The pole was laying on its side, kind of marking the edge of the drive through the park. There was only one bolt sticking out of the whole long pole, but it got us! AAA came out to change the tire. The worst part was having to take up some of the next morning getting the new tire put on.
We were happy with Costco's service, though. They said since Brian was driving when the tear happened, the tire was covered under warranty. They said they would have to replace two tires so the van would be balanced correctly, and since we only needed the one tire, technically, they gave us the second tire free!
When we arrived at the park, Brian backed up the van, and one of the back tires caught on a huge bolt sticking out of a pole. The pole was laying on its side, kind of marking the edge of the drive through the park. There was only one bolt sticking out of the whole long pole, but it got us! AAA came out to change the tire. The worst part was having to take up some of the next morning getting the new tire put on.
We were happy with Costco's service, though. They said since Brian was driving when the tear happened, the tire was covered under warranty. They said they would have to replace two tires so the van would be balanced correctly, and since we only needed the one tire, technically, they gave us the second tire free!
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