Our 4th of July consisted of....
Blowing up bunnies
Water fights
Trying to look cool while wet
Hanging out in the hammock
Battleship with waterproof firecrackers
Blowing up the king of the jungle
Of course lots of fireworks
Impressing the young children
Looking sexy while smoking cigars!
Hiding under blankets
Dreaming of next years possibilities!!!! (or maybe he just has a good buzz going on??)
Happy Birthday America!!!
We are here to eat some ice cream! 
A half gallon to be exact. And with no spoon or using your hands young man!
It's every young boys dream
An ice cream eating contest!
Look at him go! He's working for a $25 gift certificate
Uh oh...brain freeze
He put his mightiest effort into it but...
"The girl who looks like she is going to hurl" took the prize that day
But he still got a coupon for a free cone and even after all that he was still hungry for more
And so was Kaden
Our first stop (after having lunch at Westlake. Remember...Todd has the camera so not everything was captured on our trip)) was down in the bus tunnel.
Even though I love love love the subway system in New York, the bus tunnel system is not to bad. Its free as long as you stay within the tunnel and it makes stops all up and down the city. Its way faster then taking the bus up on high land because there are fewer stops along the way
Oh and I forgot to mention.....see that girl in all the rainbow gear? Little did I know it was Gay Pride Day. Yes, by accident I took my kids to the Gay Pride Parade. The city was crawling with the most unusual people and Kyler got quite an eyeful that day! (Again...not many pictures of that)
This was our destination
Uwajimaya down in Chinatown
The kids loved all the interesting things to look at. This is one of Todds favorite places to go because he spent a month in Japan when he was a teenager. He also loves to come because of there snack isle
But before we made it to the snacks we came across some lovely ducks for sale. And the heads were even still attached...Bonus!
What you don't see are the many tanks of live fish. Fish that you can buy and they will catch it, kill it and pack it for you right there
But here are some lovely fish heads for your viewing pleasure
Down in the snack isle you can also purchase some small, dried, WHOLE crabs or fish.
After Chinatown it was back on the bus and up to Pike Place Market. We didn't spend to much time at the market because our destination was the waterfront and Kadens legs were already getting tired
Have I mentioned how I really really want to go on a cruise?? I was so tempted to jump aboard and hide in a cupboard
This is the kind of pictures I get from Todd! Even though you have to admit it was yelling to be photographed
At the Ye Old Curiosity Shop Kaden found a split personality doll
And a plastic smile
It was a great day down in the big city! Hopefully it doesn't take another 7 months to go back
Just by a fluke we found out one night while watching the news that the next day was going to be a super low tide. Negative 4 if any of you are have alot of tide knowledge. It was so low that some ferrys were actually canceled. So not one to miss out on a free activity, we packed a lunch and took the boys to Kayak Point, which is about 20 minutes from our house.
Unfortunately this beach does not have lots of rocks. So we didn't get to see as much as I had hoped.
Kaden wanted nothing to do with the creatures that we found. They are ok on TV but not close to his face
He thinks we are the meanest parents right about now
And kudos to me....I wasn't even concerned about all the mud
As long as its not an insect, I pretty much will hold and touch anything
Even dead fish! 
Shrimp anyone?
Kaden seemed to be ok with the shrimp
Bye bye low tide....see you again in a couple of weeks! That's right a couple of weeks. We actually looked at the tide schedule last night and discovered that low tides happen the most in the months of June and July. Who knew?? Well, now WE do!
