{"id":54,"date":"2016-07-07T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/07\/happy-fourth"},"modified":"2016-07-07T18:26:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T18:26:00","slug":"happy-fourth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2016\/07\/07\/happy-fourth\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Fourth!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We spent the holiday in Grand Junction visiting both Waterhouses and Masons.\u00a0 The kids had a blast!\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t take too many pictures, but I have these at least:<\/p>\n<p>I spent most of my time doing a puzzle \ud83d\ude42<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/28051685432\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7321\/28051685432_86f531c951_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The boys showed off their swimming skills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27874170550\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7577\/27874170550_ea0e1a6bee_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27874170550\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tuckered out Sam every afternoon (of course, he stayed up late each night in exchange!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/28121149926\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7287\/28121149926_ef4e006496_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I made a flag cake! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27540197563\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/8\/7408\/27540197563_5768c2849b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sparklers and fireworks on the third, after dinner with all the family together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27539875204\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7323\/27539875204_0835daaf28_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/28121145086\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7418\/28121145086_de21e32bd1_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27540191253\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/8\/7345\/27540191253_94d12a10c6_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27540193663\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/8\/7514\/27540193663_bfbafe9699_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More swimming, with a surprise frog visitor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27540194433\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7303\/27540194433_6232560735_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/28051687822\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7315\/28051687822_8ce956d9ff_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Releasing him in a safer place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27874168930\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7632\/27874168930_17dfe252b4_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The boys were positively pickled after hours of swimming on our last day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27539870994\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7661\/27539870994_07f275fcf7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AACVaipc8Jw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>Sam nodded off before we crossed the town border on our way home on the 4th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/28077271881\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7323\/28077271881_aa4a784332_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within an hour of leaving I got this photo.\u00a0 So glad it got done!\u00a0 Sad I couldn&#8217;t do it all while I was there though.\u00a0 I picked on too big for the weekend.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/27539875364\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7380\/27539875364_f4ba68c4c4_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We drove through Vail during their fireworks display.\u00a0 Perfect timing!\u00a0 Jack declared &#8220;Those fireworkds really saved the day.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a good thing we saw them.\u00a0 It was almost the worst Fourth of July EVER.&#8221; <a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/28077277171\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/8\/7549\/28077277171_9d7c3a4db2_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\">\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had no idea fireworks were so important to him \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Noted for next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spent the holiday in Grand Junction visiting both Waterhouses and Masons.\u00a0 The kids had a blast!\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t take too many pictures, but I have these at least: I spent most of my time doing a puzzle \ud83d\ude42\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js The boys showed 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