4th of July

This post is a little over due. I've been busy with sick and teething kids. Titus has had a decently high fever (101 - 102) for 4 days now. I took him to the dr on Saturday and they said we would just have to wait it out. I am out of clothes because he has thrown up on everything I own that fits!

Anyway...here is our 4th of July! We actually had the entire family plus significant others all in one place for the first time since last years 4th of July! It was quite the event trying to get there. Our car overheated about 45 min from my parents house. We pulled off to let it cool and ended up at some strangers house picking fresh raspberries and trading hunting stories. Raquelle had fun with their dogs and cows while we waited for the car to cool. They sent us off with some home made deer jerky. We got on the road and 10 miles later it overheated again. We ended up calling my parents to come pick up me and the kids and then Thad drove with the heater on high the rest of the way and still had to stop again for the car to cool. The drive back was a little better. Thad took out the Thermostat before we left. We still had to drive with the windows down and the heater on high (meaning the thermostat wasn't the problem). luckily, since it was night time, we didn't get too hot. The car still ran hot but only got close to over heating instead of actually overheating. Don't know what's up with it. Since then we have figured out that if we run the heater, we can still drive it around town, but it over heats if we try to go to Salem. *sigh* Anyway...enough about the car...here are some pictures from our visit to Washington!

Erin and Titus. This is just before he had a major blow out diaper that got all over her!
Hanging out on the raft out on the lake.
Sarah snuggling Titus. I have this exact same picture from last year with Sarah holding Raquelle!
Setting up the launchers for our big display!

Raquelle about an hour after her bed time and soaked from playing in grandma and grandpa's new fountain.
Mikayla and Brian splashing in the fountain
Lily jumping on the trampoline with "Berry" her teddy.
Raquelle and Thad hanging out on the raft. We didn't have a life jacket that fit Raquelle, so she was only allowed on it while it was docked.
Raquelle and I getting ready for the big show.
We had tons of fun.

Comments

Anonymous said…
We are so glad you came, it was quite the busy time, I think we need to go camping or rent a park next time, I think 15 people sleeping in our house was a bit overwhelming but fun. love ya Mom
10:30 PM
Anonymous said…
Wow, check out that sexy farmers tan on daddy!
9:54 AM
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