Before we went to the UK in 2016 (two years behind...), we hung out in Seattle with the stocks. Ted had an old tube big screen TV that came with the house that no longer worked, but he found out that there is a giant Fresnel inside the tube TV, so he took it apart and framed the lens so they could play with it. They lit all sorts of fires, broke the birdbath, and cooked one tiny part of an egg. It was very hot, but only in one tiny place so instead of cooking things or roasting marshmallows, it would just burn a tiny spot really fast. But everyone had a fun time with Science in the Summer with the Stocks!
After the UK, we headed to the Trusty family reunion in Oceanside, OR with Marel's family. We did the annual photo in the mini loaf van and eating ice cream and the kids played themselves silly at the beach.
Oceanside has a parade each year for the 4th of July. The only requirement to be in it is to meet at the top of the hill at 10am. The Trusty kids always make a big showing.
Then we got to watch the fireworks from one of the cousin's rental houses. And Tom spent the evening capturing the fireworks. He was able to put together this pretty amazing picture from what we saw.
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