The fam headed to Walnut Creek for the 4th of July Woodlands style. What this means is hot sun, a parade that consists of 200 kids on decorated bikes, pool time at the Cabana Club and a Hackett BBQ with plenty of food and beverlies to wash it down.
Before I get into the week in Walnut Creek let me address how cush a 10 hour road trip can be in our Big Black Ho. I love the Tahoe. Yes, I am responsible for the continued dependency on foreign oil but damn if she isn't a smooth ride. We made the boys wait two hours into the road trip before they could put in a movie and then, for the remaining eight hours they were either enveloped in a fine Bose sound/Pixar viewing coma or asleep. This my friends is what a road trip should be like. While the tots were engaged, the husband and I could actually have great conversations or listen to the radio ( our music). Don't judge me - they never, ever get to watch movie in the BBH unless we drive to Sunriver or California. I know that we never had this when we were kids but I can tell you that it beats the heck out of playing license plates or yelling, "mom he looked at ME!" 54,000 times a hour.
Walnut Creek was fabulous. Every Hackett member was in attendance and the Woodlands friend circle was almost complete. I almost OD'd on nostalgia on Saturday - the smells, the sounds and the sights of the 4th gave me permagrin the entire day. The boys got plenty of pool time in Walnut Creek and Robert even relearned how to do a flip off of the diving board. Good times. As much as I loved being back in Walnut Creek it's good to be home in Oregon. The cooler weather and routine of the everyday is much needed after consuming enough vitamin D, hot dogs and beverlies to fill a BBH.
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