Happy 4th!

We had a really nice 4th of July week this year. Our friends come from AZ and stay at the North Coast Village condos in Oceanside every year. So we just hang out with them! It' s so nice to head to the beach for the day, then go swim in their pool and then shower and clean up! Plus we get a nice free parking spot too! Thanks so much guys!

Also this last week we were able to help move Gary's brother here to San Elijo Hills. My cousin Stephanie lives there too, so she helped me by watching my kids while I could get dinner for the guys who were doing the heavy moving! Thanks Steph! We had a fun day swimming with you.

On the 4th of July, we headed down to Oceanside. This year they blocked off all the traffic, except for those who were actually staying at a condo or hotel. We had our "golden ticket", a parking pass to park at North Coast Village, so we sailed right in! We spent a great day on the beach. The weather was weird though. It was sunny, then the clouds rolled in so thick we couldn't see the pier or the jetty, then it cleared up again, then as it started to get dark, the clouds rolled back in and we couldn't see the fireworks at all! We could hear them though! Thanks to some illegal firework action from friends and neighbors, we did get to see some! When it was time to leave, we headed out and there was NO traffic! ZERO! Thanks city of Oceanside for blocking off that whole area! Last year it took us TWO hours to get from their condo to the 76 freeway. That's about 1 mile away. So it was a GREAT 4th, even though we couldn't see the fireworks!

See how cloudy it got?

When we got in from the beach, this pelican was sitting on the wall right outside the Barretts condo! We think it was posing to be a Bald Eagle for the 4th!

The end of a nice sunny ( ?) day at the beach.

After showering, changing and a great dinner the kids got to do some legal poppers. . .

And some illegal sparklers (the rest got confiscated by the security guards)

Happy 4th of July!