We arrived at Lake Cavanaugh after a 17 hour drive (not the smoothest drive). I think we stopped 5 times before lunch, but things seemed to settle down after that and we made some good time. During the unhappiness of the morning drive, my mind was trying to figure out how we were going to pass the time and I realized I forgot all the DVD's at home! Luckily, I was talking to my sister and she suggested Redbox, so when we stopped for lunch, we picked up a couple.
The kids were very excited the next morning to see Aunt Liha, Uncle Wade, Grandma, Grandpa, Maggie and Spencer! Reggie was up in the loft right away exploring the new play place. The weather was pretty decent, so the kids actually played in the water and Reggie tested out his swimming abilities. It was pretty short-lived because it was so cold. Ainsley was on the couch holding Spencer and couldn't get enough of him :o).
Having some fun with Spencer:
Ryan having some fun with Spencer (no one appreciates that hat!!!):
The 4th was another Northwest 4th....drizzle that turned to rain and back to drizzle. We had a few periods of dryness and Reggie had a great time with Charlie, doing smoke bombs, firecracker cars and sparklers. He stayed up to watch the show this year and was very excited about that. There was a smaller group this year (because of the poor weather), but I think it might have been one of most fun because it was easier to visit with everyone :o). Ainsley had no problem sleeping through the noise. We did the cannons again and the neighbors were having a wedding reception and were very interested and wanted us to do it again and again. I have to admit that the big one is really cool...you can feel the noise in your chest!
Decorating for the 4th the day before...notice the sun!
Getting ready for the parade:
Wade loading the cannon with gun powder:
Sparklers with Charlie:
Watching the fireworks:
The guys lighting the finale:
The next day, the weather turned nice and hot and Ryan and I headed down to Kirkland to get the house ready to rent. It was in great condition, but we had to do some maintenance, stain the fence, replace the toilet, caulk windows, etc., etc. It took us 3 days to get everything done, so a big thank you to mom and dad and cathy and liha for taking the kids, so we could work without interruption. We were able to find a renter that Sat. and I handed off the keys the following Friday :o). We were pretty drained from all the back and forth, and Ryan ended up getting only 2 days to relax on his vacation :o(. My back was in a very unhappy place for the first week and a half, probably from the drive and working on the house, but it has been pretty good since, thank the Lord!
I ran into a few neighbors while at the house, which was fun to chat and catch up. Turns out that Jason Mesnic, the bachelor from a couple years ago, lived on our street. There were limo's and paparazzi....too bad we missed the excitement. They decided to move right after they got married, so I couldn't even stop by and congratulate them.
Ryan left our camera in the sun and it got fried (warning to all you camera owners....it didn't take long and it wasn't even that hot!), so I don't have too many pictures from the early part of our trip. This was supposed to post a few weeks ago at my parents, but apparantly, it never did :o(. Internet is still very slow, but it is pretty exciting that my parents have a small section in the window sill at their house that gets cell service, so I've been able to make calls and do some texting.....Lake Cavanaugh is moving up in the world!!
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