4th of July

Snow Cap burgers

Sisters, OR

For the 4th of July we had visitors! Before traveling to Utah for a Christensen family reunion, Sam's parents wanted to come by and see the new house, they also brought Elena with them as a surprise guest. The boys absolutely loved their time with her. They brought with a them a childhood favorite-a trampoline. We went to the Pet Parade last year, and decided it would be fun to go again, only this year, go a little earlier, and find a place before it starts. So, Sam and Grandpa Jo found a place on Bond Street, and we enjoyed the parade front row. It's a pretty funny parade because it's the dog's time to shine. They put on their fanciest outfits of red, white, and blue and strut as best a dog can strut. Rowan really enjoyed all the "doggies," which is one of the words he can say. Later, we went to scope out Suttle Lake, but it was extremely crowded, but luckily just up from that lake is a smaller, more kid friendly lake- Scout Lake. It was not as crowded, and the kids got right in the semi warm water. We brought our new little grill a long with us, and had a delicious barbecue. (We are really enjoying grilling this summer) The fireworks at the Butte were to start at 10pm which was a little late for our kiddos so we kept it really simple, and we got sparklers and snappers, and they loved it. Cheers to having small kids, who enjoy the little things.

Pet Parade