The Fourth landing on Wednesday is so weird! It leads to a day off in the middle of the week...and just one day off! So we did our best to join the rest of America in her day of celebration as we headed to Lake Sacajawea. Lake Sacajawea is in the center of town and is the hot spot throughout the year. There are 3.5 miles of trails around the 120-acre lake and park for bicyclists, joggers and walkers. There are also numerous play areas, the Japanese Gardens and Martin's Dock. On the Fourth, the place buzzes with activity! 
Jackie and Mitchell ^
We started our day at the lake with the Fourth of July parade at 10:00. The skies were clear and temperatures soared to 85 degrees -- a gorgeous day!
Stephanie and Steve, the dad. ^
Catherine surrounded by good friends, Lauren and Josh. Catherine spent most of her day hanging with friends at the lake. She's got wonderful friends from school and we have no problem letting her loose. Not that she's unsupervised...we have plenty of extra eyes around town and cell phone capabilities.
By 7:00 pm Steve and I were done. I had put three hours in at the school's coffee shack making "Polar Freezes" (the beautiful aroma of coffee!) and was pooped. Steve was done too after spending the whole day in the sun, so we scooted home leaving the kids among friends for the 10:00 fireworks show. I was fast asleep by 10:45 when Steve returned to the lake to pick them up.
4 comments:
awsome pics....
can't wait to come down next week :) YAAY!
Looks as if you all had a ball. Have to laugh at a teacher saying "have a day off in the middle of the week" when she is on vacation anyway! Don't blame you heading for bed early....lol...have just had a nap after seeing my second lot of visitors off today! Gordon is still out for the count!
Cin,
Thanks for the lake pics. I was homesick on the 4th this year as our town always celebrates on the closest weekend so by Wed. the festivities were all over. I really miss the lake and making Polar Freezes. I remember that the recipe was always just a tad too much for the cup so we would have to "take care" of the extras. I was always buzzing by the end of my shift. Miss you all and hopefully see you in August.
Rhoda
Rhoda,
The lake is so cool, isn't it? I am very surprised that I did not run into your family there!
August cannot come soon enough. I'm looking forward to seeing you all and meeting Macey.
Cin
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