Fireworks and Beaches
It was a beautiful couple of days for the 4th and following days. The temps stayed in the low 70s, and you can’t get much better than that.
But first, let’s discuss a hole in the wall.
What?
Yeah. My daughter got upset at having to clean up her room, so she stormed off and kicked a hole through the wall. Now, both Elijah and Arabella have done this while angry. 😐
After I finished helping clean up her room with her, we had a nice cookout. My dad was the grill master, and he got a nice char on the burgers (that’s when they taste the best.. after being licked by the fire). We cooked a bunch of hot dogs and hamburgers. Then later that evening, we took a trip to downtown Portland to watch the fireworks.
At one point during the show, I stopped and looked to my left, and I saw nearly every person (or maybe every other person) holding up a phone and recording the show, or taking photos. I looked down and saw my mom holding Luca in her shirt to keep him warm (he didn’t bring a coat, and prefers to wear one even when it’s not cold outside).
It was a good show, but the ending was underwhelming this year. When we were walking back to the car, we saw multiple people get in a scuffle, one person dove for another person and hit the ground hard. That was our sign to high tail it out.
Everyone was tired when we got home, just after midnight. The kids wanted to do some sparklers, so I went out with them (photo below).
The next day, we went to Astoria to get some fish and chips at Bowpicker. Then we made our way down the coast, stopping in Tillamook for an ice cream (thanks to my parents for the sweet treat) and then to the beach to catch the sunset.
This has been the most traveling since the beginning of the year.
It was good to get out and enjoy the beach a bit. We even got a few photos of everyone that turned out well (that’s rare). For pictures with Ezra, I’d have to spin him or something while everyone stayed smiling until I could stop, get him smiling, and snap a photo (before doing this more than once).
Hmm.. what else?
We finished the long holiday weekend by seeing Jurassic World: Reborn at a local theatre. We saved two tickets from when we went to see Twisters, so having two already paid made it worthwhile. It was a good movie, and the kids enjoyed it. Luca wanted to eat about halfway through and then didn’t stop asking. Ezra could not have cared less, and it was WORK to keep him quiet for the entirety of the movie.
I’m tired just thinking about it. 😅
until next time!
just Pray