Road Trip to Independence...
Or How We Spent Our 4th of July.
It has been a while since our last post...sorry 'bout that, still settling in to the new routine.
We hit the road Monday morning, July 3rd, headed for Newport. It seems to be a tradition of sorts for us to return to that cool coastal village when our new babies are about three weeks old-we did it with Finn at that age. It is also becoming a July 4th tradition, as we went last year and had a blast.
We hit town about 5:30 or so. Our friends Laurie and Greg, owners of the coolest restaurant on the coast-Cafe Mundo-and their family were hanging out at the cafe, which is undergoing an incredible remodel. Prior to the start of the project, the space was entirely outdoors (with covered areas and woodstoves). The new plan has a sweet two story structure with 900 sq. ft. of dining space upstairs, lots of windows, amazing redwood doors constructed from wood washed up on the beach, a stage...just way too much cool stuff to describe here...besides, this is about our trip.
The really cool thing about Greg and Laurie-and about Newport, as far as that goes-is that no matter how long has passed between our visits it seems as though we never miss a beat, as if we had never left (Ed. note: never try to blog during the World Cup final...too distracting!!!!). So we sat right down and let everybody oooh and aaaah over Declan as we got caught up with the gang. A big pizza feed ensued, and Kim got to experience freedom as many sets of hands were more than willing to hold the little man.
It is so amazing the way that sweet little babies can melt folks hearts!!!
Yes, indeed...the little man was a smash hit!
After a good nights rest we woke up ready to celebrate the Forth in style. Our friend laurie is an incredible chef, so she and I teamed up to have a BBQ feast for all the poor souls who are so in need of a Mundo fix.
We went all out, with four different kinds of kabobs, burgers, sausages, chicken, steaks...you name it, we grilled it...
As you can see, I think they liked it...
Once the feasting was done, we headed up to a prime spot overlooking the bay to take in the fireworks...Declan managed to sleep thru the booms and the ooohs and the aaahs. We made our way back to the cafe after the finale for a little homegrown pyrotechnic display...
We carried on into the wee small hours of the night, with all sorts of revelry...including tree climbing and a dance-off!!
We sadly left town the morning of the Fifth, but we were refreshed by the love of our friends and the renewal of the community that is Cafe Mundo...
It has been a while since our last post...sorry 'bout that, still settling in to the new routine.
We hit the road Monday morning, July 3rd, headed for Newport. It seems to be a tradition of sorts for us to return to that cool coastal village when our new babies are about three weeks old-we did it with Finn at that age. It is also becoming a July 4th tradition, as we went last year and had a blast.
We hit town about 5:30 or so. Our friends Laurie and Greg, owners of the coolest restaurant on the coast-Cafe Mundo-and their family were hanging out at the cafe, which is undergoing an incredible remodel. Prior to the start of the project, the space was entirely outdoors (with covered areas and woodstoves). The new plan has a sweet two story structure with 900 sq. ft. of dining space upstairs, lots of windows, amazing redwood doors constructed from wood washed up on the beach, a stage...just way too much cool stuff to describe here...besides, this is about our trip.
The really cool thing about Greg and Laurie-and about Newport, as far as that goes-is that no matter how long has passed between our visits it seems as though we never miss a beat, as if we had never left (Ed. note: never try to blog during the World Cup final...too distracting!!!!). So we sat right down and let everybody oooh and aaaah over Declan as we got caught up with the gang. A big pizza feed ensued, and Kim got to experience freedom as many sets of hands were more than willing to hold the little man.
It is so amazing the way that sweet little babies can melt folks hearts!!!
Yes, indeed...the little man was a smash hit!
After a good nights rest we woke up ready to celebrate the Forth in style. Our friend laurie is an incredible chef, so she and I teamed up to have a BBQ feast for all the poor souls who are so in need of a Mundo fix.
We went all out, with four different kinds of kabobs, burgers, sausages, chicken, steaks...you name it, we grilled it...As you can see, I think they liked it...
Once the feasting was done, we headed up to a prime spot overlooking the bay to take in the fireworks...Declan managed to sleep thru the booms and the ooohs and the aaahs. We made our way back to the cafe after the finale for a little homegrown pyrotechnic display...
We carried on into the wee small hours of the night, with all sorts of revelry...including tree climbing and a dance-off!!
We sadly left town the morning of the Fifth, but we were refreshed by the love of our friends and the renewal of the community that is Cafe Mundo...
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