Fourth of July in Tricities 2015

Our annual fourth of july in the tricities was a blast! Per usual, we spent the long weekend staying cool by the pool, eating fabulous food, and leaving the kiddos with grandma and grandpa for a date or two. Prior to the fourth of July weekend, Isaac had been in tricities vacationing with grandma and grandpa, so we were especially excited to reunite with him. Here are a few snapshots of the weekend.

Oliver LOVES the water!

May Trip to Tri-Cities

Last weekend we traveled to eastern Washington to visit Grandma and Grandpa M. Here are a few photos from our recent adventure.

Oliver and Grandma

Isaac and Grandpa

Checking out the sweet trucks at the Kids Fair

Excavator!

The Boys. Pit stop in Cle Elum for dinner on the way back home.

Fourth of July in Tricities 2014

This year, we were back in the Tri-Cities for the Fourth of July. The long weekend was made up of the usual festivities -- hours upon hours of swimming in the pool, visiting Grandma's quilt store, lighting fireworks, helping Grandpa build stuff in the shop, visiting with family, watching a lot of soccer, and eating lots of great meals.

Happy Birthday, 'Merica!

Thanksgiving in Tricities 2013

Highlights of Thanksgiving in the Tri-Cities with the Merhar gang:

• A frosty 5k Turkey Trot
• Many gourmet meals
• Dune Racer!
• Time with family 
• Hours (upon hours) with the train set
• Wine tasting

Summer Vacation with Grandma & Grandpa

Our little guy is back from his awesome vacation with Grandma & Grandpa in Washington. We missed him like crazy, and it was so good to see him today (yes, I cried). But, he had such a great trip with G&G. Here's a few photos from Grandpa's camera. I look forward to hearing all of Isaac's stories over the next few weeks!

Northwest Road Trip (Fourth of July 2012)

Staying true to tradition, we traveled to Richland, WA for Independence Day.  We were off a full week and drove Park City, UT --> Richland, WA (10+ hours overnight).  We stayed in Richland for a couple days, enjoying the warm weather and time with Eric's parents.  Then, Eric and I (and Lodi) drove to Seattle for a quick 4th of July visit with friends and my parents. We drove back to Richland for another day or two, then we all said goodbye and headed back to Utah.  On the way home, we divided the trip into 2 days, stopping at Eric's aunt and uncles house in Boise for a night.  A whirland trip, but so fun and even all the driving wasn't so bad!

Isaac and Grandma & Grandpa Merhar

See ya later, Kiddo! We have some friends to see in Seattle.

An awesome stop-over in Boise: great company, food and some morning wakeboarding before getting in the car again!

4th of July in Tricities

The 4 steps to a successful 4th of July Weekend

Step #1:  Tire out the baby (and the dog) before the 4-hour drive to Eastern Washington, and go at nap time.

Playing at Carkeek Park Friday afternoon

Step #2:  Leave Isaac with Grandma & Grandpa for a little adult time

Cute of Debi & Don. Funny of Isaac.

Touring local wineries and breweries

Step #3: Eat incredible meals al fresco, with family and good wine

Seafood night (check out those huge lobster tails and oysters-- yum!)

Jeff, Lindsay & Debi

 Step #4: Take a dip in the pool when ever it gets too hot (we were in the pool often)

Isaac loves the water! By the end of the weekend he was jumping off the edge into mom or dad's arms, and even went down the slide a few times with Dad.

Happy Birthday, America!

4th of July in Tricities

We had a great 4th of July Weekend in Richland, WA with Eric's parents. We spent most of the long weekend lounging by the pool, enjoying fabulous dinners and wine, and spending time with family. Lodi, our dog, just loved meeting Debi & Don; and I think the feelings were mutual :)

Here's Lodi in the car:


Don & Debi at Whitstran Brewery in Prosser, WA:

And Eric & I:


Lounging by the pool in their beautiful backyard:

Smoking Ribs! yum:


More pictures of the weekend on our picassa page (see also the link to the right).