Father's Day and Tires

I know I'm a little behind, but we've had a lot going on in the last couple weeks. We spent Father's Day in Medford, OR with Greg's parents and Greg spent the morning golfing with his Dad. Before they went to the golf course however, they discovered a nail in the back left tire of our Trailblazer. They thought it would be best if they put the spare tire on for our drive to Portland that afternoon. After all, it seemed like a better idea to change the tire in the garage at their house than get stranded on the side of the road and have to do it there.

When they returned from golfing, Greg and his Dad set to work to change the tire. Unfortunately the spare tire would not come off. Both Greg and his Dad have changed tires before but they could just not make this work! That spare tire refused to come down. So, we were left with the option of leaving it and driving to Portland with the nail in the tire. Not the most fun way to spend Father's Day for sure!

We needed to replace the tires when we returned from our trip anyway, so we just had to do it a little sooner. When we got to Portland, I took the car in to Les Schwab where they fitted it with 4 brand new tires. It wasn't exactly a fun place to spend all morning with two children. (Greg was working all day so he couldn't do it.) But it was definitely what we needed to do. And now we could complete our trip with peace of mind.

I am so blessed to have such an incredible husband and father to our boys! He works so hard to support our family and enable me to stay home and care for our children. Happy Father's Day Greg! I love you!

I'll add more details about our trip in the next entry.

Greg and his Dad attempting to get the stubborn spare tire off without success

My lucky boys with their awesome Daddy

Our attempt at a family picture. The kiddos didn't want to cooperate.

Greg looking at his Father's Day gift, a custom made personalized calendar I do every year

At Les Schwab in Portland waiting for our Trailblazer to get new shoes

Almost ready to go. Now we should be safe for the rest of our trip