This year we decided to celebrate the holiday in the nearby city of Lake Oswego.

Parade

First we went to a morning parade. Jasmine brought her friend Brie.

Intermission

After the parade, we headed out for a lunch of burgers and fries. And then home to veg out before having a dinner of BBQ ribs and corn on the cob.

Fireworks

In the evening, we headed back to Lake Oswego to get a spot for the fireworks. We passed the time by playing cards and reading.

Today at our board gaming club, we played Galaxy Trucker. She beat me, as usual.

“Galaxy Trucker is a tile laying game that plays out over two phases: building and flying. The goal is to have the most credits at the end of the game. You can earn credits by delivering goods, defeating pirates, building an efficient ship, and being the furthest along the track at the end of the flying phase.”

I also taught Jasmine a recipe for using left over pasta.