Summer Time

We have always wanted to play tennis at the Rose Gardens, so a few weekends ago when the sun was out we headed up to try and snag a court. We took a stroll through the gardens first and were amazed at the flowers. It may have been the best we have ever seen it.

The roses we in full bloom.

After our little walk we found a court and had a fun time remembering how to play tennis after a long time off. We had a pretty shaky start, but loved playing none the less. Plus the courts were beautiful. We only lasted about an hour before it was so hot we gave up and headed for the pool.

The 4th of July is one of my favorite Holidays. It is always hard for me to be away from my family on this day. Growing up I loved going to my annual neighborhood breakfast followed by swimming and movies and fireworks. It was always my favorite day as a kid.

So, in hopes to make it awesome, we spent the 4th of July day in the Gorge. We had lofty plans of big hiking but ended up just doing a mini hike that proved to be incredibly worth it. We drove most of the way which was okay by me. The view from the top on a clear day will show you all 5 of the major volcanoes in the area. It was pretty awesome.

Mt. Hood (below), Mt. Baker (above)

Mt. St Helens, Mt. Rainer, Mt. Adams

As always, the pictures just do not do the scene justice.

We also did our favorite mini hike, Onionta Falls. If you live around here you really have to do it. It is a short little hike where you hike up a river to get to the waterfall. But you have to swim part of it. It was a perfect hike for a sunny holiday.

For evening fun we drove to Lake Oswego for fireworks with the Smiths and the Cornings. It was a beautiful night and the park we were at was only moderately crowded and the fireworks were awesome. It was perfect.

We had a wonderful 4th of July in the Sunshine.

Tyler wore his shirt featuring the Canadian flag, so to counteract his lack of patriotism I painted my nails.

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday.