Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!  Hope you had a great holiday!  

We went to parade on the 4th. 

Flags of all the states.  That was really cool to see. 

Besides the firetrucks, 

tractors and 

 army trucks, 

 we saw go-carts,

a pirate ship and

a DeLorean (this last picture is especially for you, Dad)!  "Do you know what this means?  Do you KNOW what this means???  It means this thing doesn't work!"  

 

After the parade Logan & Taylor marched in their own parade up and down the backyard.  

They had a great 4th of July because they got a little bit of candy at the parade that I actually let them eat right then and there. 

That night we pulled out the camp chairs and watched the fireworks from the privacy of our own backyard.  We had a great view of them going off over the harbor.  

Then we all slept in this morning.  

Yesterday, James only had to work a half day, so we went on a family hike to the Samish Overlook on Chuckanut Mountain.  Still love that name... Chuckanut.  

Anyway, it's a steep hike, but it has a spectacular view!  Worth the climb.  You can see the Northern Cascade Mountain Range with Mt. Baker and Rainer too, I think.  They don't show up in any of my pictures though, they're too far off in the distance.  

 Arriving at the plateau of the overlook.  
 

The kids did great though.  It was an awesome family outing, as are all family hikes.  

Hiking is a great way to spend time together as a family, get in some exercise, see the beauty of nature and keep the kids from going stir-crazy in the house.  They love hiking.  They love being told how far they've gone and how high they've climbed, even if they don't really know what that means.  Our family hikes are usually around 4-5 miles total.  

The rest of our weekend looks to be a relaxing one.  James has a friend who came up to ride with him, so he'll be getting lots of bike riding done. 

We hope you are all having a great time with friends and family this holiday weekend.