We had a crazy 4th! We started the day still camping. There were only a few of us left at camp, but we made the most of it and even cooked up a feast for "cowboy breakfast" before starting the packing up process. Of course, the sun was out while we loaded up to go home...always bittersweet, especially when the 5 camping days were mostly overcast and rainy here and there. We had to move kinda fast because we needed to get home and clean up before heading into Warrenton for the annual 4th of July parade. Adam took the kids down to the creek for a little bit while I started loading up the trailer to make the 50 minute drive home. Once home, we put the trailer away and I unloaded as fast as I could. Of course, everyone had to have a bath/shower and we raced out of the house later than planned. We arrived in Warrenton only 10-15 minutes before the parade was supposed to start and all the streets were blocked off. We parked far away and made the long trek to where are "parade party" was camped. The parade lasted 45 minutes and the kids got lots of candy. Because we rushed out of the house to get there, I didn't take the time to get our stuff together to watch the fireworks in Astoria that evening, so the kids walked with Grandpa back to his house after the parade, while Adam and I planned to head home. After a little "lost child" scare (dad couldn't find Soren) Adam and I grabbed some fish and chips before going home. Adam worked outside while I cleaned up and did laundry from camping. Then, we all met at Elise's coffee shop on the dock at around 9:00 to wait for the big fireworks show. The kids were in bed at around 11:00.
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| The kids sat in front to get all the good candy at the Parade. |
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| Those fire trucks are loud! |
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| Grandma Barb was this years Grand Marshall. She passed out candy with Michael and Halle. |
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| Sleepy Avyrie |
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| My Dad heckled virtually every float/car that went by...saying "where's all the candy?!?!" (among other things) |
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| This year's Regatta float is pretty awesome! We love our FiFi (the hot blonde towards the rear)!! |
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