4th of July!

We spent 4^th of July with my family and had a yummy bbq. Ricky taught all the boys (Greg helped too) how to make their own firework bombs so they spent the evening perfecting the loudest one. I have to admit they did a pretty good job although I think we were all nervous of the outcome every time. Luckily no one got hurt and it we all had a really fun time.

  Holly is so pretty

On our way to watch the firework show at Tigard High



Ricky's super hot socks haha

Finale!

Melted bottles....

Ricky saved the best bombs for last. These were sooooo loud!

This is a pretty big one- made by Ricky

This is the biggest one Ricky made... you could actually 'feel' it. By the way, this is around 11 at night. I'm sure our neighbors love us. lol

This last one is Keoni's. Not bad for a 9 year old. :)

Wildlife Safari & Crater Lake

We went on a road trip this summer and drove South for the day. We made quite a few stops but our favorite were Wildlife Safari in Winston, OR and Crater Lake.

Wildlife Safari is pretty much a zoo that you can drive through. It's so cool! I felt like I was 5 years old and seeing animals for the first time. haha The drive through the park is almost 5 miles and it took us about an hour in a half to go through. One of my favorite animals were the Flamingos! They were in the entrance area where you can walk around and see the smaller animals. I have never seen a Flamingo in real life before. When we were walking by to go to the gift shop we thought they were fake until I accidently saw one twitch. It was crazy. I don't know how they stand on one leg for so long without moving. And their feathers were the most amazing neon looking pink.

We also got to see Eeyore... Well that's what he looked like to me.

A really pretty bird

Mr. Hippo was eating both times we drove by!



The little babies were so cute

These bear cubs were our favorite!! They were playing and wrestling together the whole time. It was so fun to watch.



This camel is shedding really bad!

Bambi walked right next to our car... like less than a foot away. so cute!



We also stopped by a restaurant called Heaven on Earth. It is soooo yummy! If you are ever in this area you have to stop and eat here. We had a delicious lunch but we actually came for the HUMONGOUS cinnamon rolls! They are so big…. actually all of their cakes are too.

That is a full size glass of milk… just to compare the size of that roll!

Next, we went to Crater Lake. I had never been before and this was the whole purpose of our trip so I was really excited. I was surprised to see how much snow there was in July!

My first view!

It is so big and blue! It's very breathtaking. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the US and the 7th in the world. I'm glad I got to check this off my bucket list. :)

This is the longest straight road on the way home... had to post this.

With all the driving we did we ended up make a huge loop back up to Portland. We drove through Sunriver on our way home... just for fun and stopped in Bend to eat dinner. We ate at Pizza Mondo which has the biggest pizzas.Totally recommend it... it was so delicious. Perfect end to a perfect day trip.