Not to mention it gives us the chance to get all dressed up.
And see some Architecture.....
Here is my Grandma, mom & her 3 brothers. Aren't weddings such good family reunions?
Grandma w/ me, my brother and ALL our cousins. There are 9 of us. We haven't all been together in the rooms since Grandpa's funeral 8 years ago. We live all over the country so we had fun re-uniting. Thanks to Marcus and Heather for getting us all together again!
So if you know me you will be shocked to hear that this morning was my / the boys first time berry picking this summer. Typically we go at least every other week.... but as you know we've been "distracted" this summer. Anyway - we headed out to Blueberry hill this am but I totally spaced what day it was and it was closed.... so we kept driving and found another farm. Turned out to be super fun. They even had a playstructure near the barn.
You'll all remember Calvin is a great picker..... but not a great saver. He eats them all. His mouth is always always always full. He's always been that way. 
Don't they look so sweet?
The end of a long morning working on the farm. We didn't pick tons... only about 5 pounds of blueberries. That is more than other times in the past. And no we were not able to avoid using the port a potties. Gross. For some reason little boys need to go whenever they see one.
Playing at the city park.
Playing on the skate park.
Silly hat store in Seaside.
Yup even the grown ups got silly.
The carousel at Seaside.
Silly pictures..... yes that is Darren punching a shark.
The seaside aquarium.
Running from the waves. A personal favorite.
The Tillamook Cheese factory. And the ice cream counter of course.....
More silly pictures around town.
Tidepools at Haystack rock.
It was raining most of the time we were there, but we didn't mind. The beach is always a good time. And thanks to my parents (who's condo we stay in) we get to return in August when A) it'll probably be sunny and B) Jack'll have his brace off and we can play in the sand!
So believe it or not this was our 1st official attempt at a "home" firework show & BBQ since kids. It was a total success.
Our resident pyrotechnician. 
The boys developed a "I'm so happy about fireworks" dance.
Safety first. Always watch from a distance. And for those of you wondering that firework is on a rock... not the grass.
Granny was with us. She and Jack had fun "oooing and aaaaaing" over each one. So cute.
It was super fun. Happy 4th!
My Brother & I.
Darren & I
Sweet moments between grandpa & Jack.
And lots of playtime for the cousins.
It was a great day!
