The week leading up to July 4th

On the 4th of July Alyssa returned from spending a week in Longview with both sets of Grandparents. Although Cory and I had a busy and fun week we sure did miss her and were ready for her to return home! She had a great time spending time with family and going to the parks. It was really hot down there which she probably didn't enjoy too much but she got to play in the pool that her grandma had bought her. Along with getting spoiled by everyone else...I think she has a couple people wrapped around her finger.
Earlier in the week Cory and I headed back down to Sand Lakes Oregon to ride the quads again with a good friend of ours. It was fantastic! I love it down there and can't wait to go back. We were down there for two and a half days, the weather was great but extremely windy. When returned home Cory and I spent two days golfing, dinner out, a movie, nice weather, and some quite time alone!

On the 4th of July we had some family and friends over and had a great BBQ. We had salmon and a country boil, which consists of potatoes, corn, sausage, and shell fish. Also several salads and fruit which was all wonderful. We all headed out front around dusk and started watching the neighborhood fireworks show. We than watched the Tulalip show and the Everett show since we have a great view of the sound from our house we can see them clearly. We are pretty spoiled because we also get to watch the fireworks from the Aquasox stadium as well! I doubt we will ever go anywhere to watch a show again, especially since we don't have to fight any traffic or crowds.

All in all it was a good, fun week and I'm sorry to see it come to an end!