The beautiful O'Brien's.
Whoa, Smokey...look at those guns!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Parade Part 3 7.4.2010
Faith Ivy throwing candy out of the church float.
Sa---weet!
Ryan Long...back in Wrangell for another 4th of July.
After the parade the crowd disperses to find food. We always make our way over to the pie table. The pie of choice for us this year was creamy peanut butter.
Bring on the food! 7.4.2010
And the rootbeer!
This year the food theme for our 4th get together was "hotdogs from all over the world". Yum!
Mentos 7.4.2010
This was [almost] better than fireworks. Mentos + fizzy pop = FUN!
Ander and Clara enjoyed this very much! They went around collecting empty (and full) pop cans because they wanted more.
Friends & Eggs 7.4.2010
I can't think of a better place for us to be on the 4th of July. We love our Wrangell family and friends!
Christina and Laura
Christina and Laura
Back row from left to right: Frank, Quent, Christina, Bob, Ander, James
Front Row from left to right: Connie, Amy, Helen (with Clara), Laura
"Toss your egg now!"
Either my brain subconsciously (is that the right word?) ignored this traditional Wrangell 4th of July declaration, or I was far enough away to not hear it. *chuckle*
Wait for it 7.4.2010
Last year when we were waiting for the fireworks to start, Ander would keep on saying, "Wait for it...wait for it..." And then when the first firework exploded, he was totally into the show! It was SO much fun watching it with Ander and Clara! We didn't want to miss that this 4th of July, so we found ourselves on their beautiful deck watching the fireworks display. Hours before I found them already in their spots, anxious and waiting for the fireworks display. The fireworks start at 11:00 pm since they have to wait for it to get dark.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Berries & Flowers 6.17.2010
We have some salmonberry bushes in our backyard. I collected enough to make a batch of jam. The flowers are also from our yard.
Midnight Run 6.27.2010
Only Fools Run at Midnight. That's the name of the fun run 5K that Quent and I ran. It started at 11:59 pm. We forced ourselves to stay awake. We drove down to the Discovery Center, registered, and I got a free t-shirt. I was surprised how many young children were there, but it was so great to see families together for the event. You could dress up in costume for the run, but we just wore our "normal" running clothes. When the race started a big group of people sped off in front of us. I found a comfortable pace and Quent stayed with me. What a guy! We ran past bars and people stood outside giving us high-fives. It was fun! There was so much energy with people cheering us on and being with the other runners. We ran up a hill, which I hadn't done yet in my running career (which started in April). But it wasn't bad. The race really became interesting when a guy ran out of a car that pulled up wearing only a jock strap. It was interesting running behind him to say the least. I'm not sure if he was really part of the race, but I'm guessing not. It's a memory of the race I probably won't ever forget. Eeek! When Quent and I crossed the finish line we held hands and I jumped over the line. It felt GOOD!! It was so fun! Since we didn't bring a camera with us, we took pictures when we got home, which was close to 1:00 am.
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