Happy 4th of July from the Bradley Lodge

This weekend at the Bradley Lodge has been one filled with activity and relaxation. Friday night we arrived, ate some pizza and finished out the night with a game of dominoes. On Saturday my mom had a childhood friend come up to the lodge, while Cortney and I headed to the pool for some tanning, reading and swimming. Saturday evening we were off to Ironstone Vineyards to see Shane Dwight (although not a wedding singer, he and his band did play at my brother's wedding in 2004) and of course some awe inspiring fireworks, while drinking a few bottles of wine and playing Speed Scrabble.

Sunday Cortney and I headed to Big Trees State Park to see some of California's largest trees - she's a teacher, so it was a research trip, since the kids will be doing a unit on trees. When we came back to the Lodge from some relaxation time, Pinochle and of course more eating :-). To cap off the evening we looked at tons of pictures of weddings, events and previous 4th of July's.

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