The trip didn't start out so easily. Our van had been in the shop for a couple of days for them to replace our factory faulty radiator. Well, due to a couple of snafus, the day came for us to leave and our car still wasn't fixed! So we rented the cheapest car we could find and went anyway. I think we were blessed in this anyway, because the rental place gave us a brand-new (only a thousand miles on it!) Honda to drive. I'm not sure our van would have made the trip, even if the shop had finished with it. And it was certainly much more gas efficient! What we saved in gas, paid for half of the rental.
On the 4th, we went to the parade in Independance. They do a great parade and fireworks show because they consider it "their day". Here's a picture of the group of family and friends that came to join in the fun.
After the parade, we went back to the Brewsters' for BBQ and play/nap time for the kids.
During the BBQ, Samuel went out to our rental car to get a toy and locked our only set of keys in! After specifically being told to be careful not to lock them in! Thankfully, MomB has AAA and after a bit of a wait, a locksmith came and got the keys out.
That evening, we all went down to the waterfront park in Independance, for the fireworks. What a great show! That town always does a fantastic job . Afterwards, we all loaded up and slowly made our way back to the Brewsters.
A couple of days later, our little family went to Lincoln City to visit my grandma. We had a nice visit and then Aaron, the boys and I went out for lunch at Mo's. It started to rain while we were eating, and had slowed to sprinkle by the time we were done. We didn't get to play on the beach this time, but did walk on the dock and enjoy the fresh air until it started raining again.
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