The 4th.

A few weeks ago Clark and I decided to go eco chic and buy some bikes! We are loving riding around town on them, doing all our errands via 2 wheels. On the 4th we seriously rode our bikes from dawn until dusk. Right when Beck woke up we put him in his bike seat, gave him a waffle and headed on down to Balboa for breakfast.

Do you see all those people on the sidewalks? That is the line for the ferry to go over to Balboa. We definately waited in it too~ They close off the island and the ferry is the only way on.

An hour later... Beck loved the boat ride! And a nice guy gave him a red balloon (balloons are his newest obsession.)

Loving the American spirit.

We ate breakfast at Charlie's Chili on the boardwalk. Its a bit of a dive, but I'm obsessed with their french toast.

Riding around Balboa.

Taking the Back Bay route home.

After Beck's nap we did some barbeque hopping at friend's and families houses, and then jumped on the bikes again to catch some fireworks. My entire family rode from my aunt's house down to the beach. They close off PCH on the 4th so its really fun to ride in the middle of the street with hundreds of other bike riders.

Love this picture of Beck... the first firework scared him just a bit. But he loved them once he was used to the noise.

After the festivites we came home, Beck and I went to bed, and Clark played Settlers with my brother and cousins. It was daylight when he finally rolled into bed.

Not a bad 4th huh?