baby's first independence day

The day started with a phone call from uncle Randy letting us know that he wouldn't be joining us for a day of 4th fun. So...MJ and I we're like........hmmmmmm.....what to do? I know! I scooped up my blackberry to call Allison to see if she & Blake were interested in coming over for a bbq and afterwards a drive up to Council Crest to view fireworks from afar. She was totally down with the plan. 

Before our evening of fun, we headed to the Homedepot to buy Harrison his very own air conditioner. Yay for a cool house!!!!!! After that purchase we stopped at New Seasons to pick up chicken wings and steak for the bbq. Chicken wings, because I know Matt and Allison love them (and they're crazy cheap), and steak because both Blake and I enjoy a yummy steak. 

The bbq: Discovered wings need to grill on a low temp to avoid burnage. Also! Blake and Allison dislike wings, but love buffalo wings sauce! But, they were good sports and ate the burnt wings, which they said were tasty. The steak was..........mmmmmmmmmmmm. And Matt......he loved it all. Harrison chilled with Allison's dogs, and ate milk.

Council Crest park was pretty. You could see Mt. Saint Helens, Adams, and Hood. As the sun set the Vancouver skyline lit up with fireworks. Allison's dogs chomped on mosquitoes, and let strangers pet them. Harrison cried, ate, and pooped. Once Portlands "Big Show" started at ten. We sadly realized we were not going to view it, because their was a very large group of trees blocking the view. It was getting cold, so we all decided to call it a night. 

A night Matt and I ended by stopping in Beaverton for donunts.

 

photos taken by Allison and copied from her FB page. Thanks Allison for taking pictures!