living the dream: Fourth of July

We had a great weekend, which we kicked of on Thursday night in Weaverville. We met some friends at the park for train rides, "carnival food," and played until dark. The next morning, we had a big trip planned. Weaverville has an awesome, small-town 4th celebration, but we had planned early in the year to go with the whole extended Scribner clan to Fort Bragg to celebrate in the town where Wes and I lived the 1st year of our marriage. It's about a 5 hour trip with no stops- it's beautiful, but filled with long, winding roads. Because of the winding terrain, Wes, his brother, and his dad wanted to make the long trek on their motorcycles. So, Friday morning, they headed out on a sport bike adventure, and all the moms and kids piled into cars and headed out, as well. The kids did good, considering they were strapped into carseats for most of the day- they were great about taking advantage of all potty breaks, and kept the whining to a minimum. Saturday we enjoyed time at Glass Beach, The World's Largest Salmon BBQ in Noyo Harbor, and their Fireworks festivities- which were a bit hard to see through the thick fog that had rolled in. But, since all the fireworks in our part of the state had been cancelled due to fire, we were happy we got to see any! Sunday, we had a big breakfast together celebrating my nephew, Taylor's 4th Birthday, visited the skunk train depot, and hit the road for our journey home. It was a jam-packed weekend, but was fun to spend some time with the whole family in our old hang-outs, AND away from this darn wildfire smoke! Both the motorcycle riders and the minivan travelers made it home safely, and with our sanity :) We hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July!