Day 308: The Generation Gap

We're still up here in Washington, and spent the earlier part of today visiting one of my best friends and her kids (whose son is Calen's BFF). We took the kids to a local trampoline park in Marysville to burn out some energy.

Fun fact: the new trampoline park is at the same location where the old Blockbuster used to be. As we pulled in to the parking lot I made this comment out loud, prompting this dialogue between me and Calen:

Me: This used to be a Blockbuster! I went here all the time!
Calen: WHAT is a Blockbuster?!
Me: It's a store we used to go to, and it had all these movies on the shelves, and you got to pick one or two to borrow for a few days, and then you'd bring them back. 
Calen: WHY would you return them?? Why did you have to go to a store? Why don't you just watch them on Netflix? 
Me: They didn't have Netflix
Calen: Why didn't you use Amazon Prime movies then?
Me: They didn't have Internet, Calen. It didn't exist. 
Calen: Then what did you DO with your life?!
Me: Go to Blockbuster!!

Oh, the generation gap at it's finest. 

After the kids jumped for a while we went out to lunch at Red Robin and then parted ways. Even though we only see each other a few times a year, we remain close. 

These 4 have been together since they were born. Cameron (8), Calen (7 1/2), Kendall (10), Camden (5)

Best friends since birth! Cameron is six months older and practically 6 inches taller than Calen

This evening we cashed in our Christmas present to Brad's folks: tickets to the Everett Silvertips hockey game. The 'Tips are a team in the junior hockey league, kind of like minor leagues for the NHL except these kids are 16-20 years old. The kids LOVED watching the hockey game and Tips got the win. 

Super awesome fun day. 

Everett Silvertips! "Let's.Play.HOCKEY!" Camden is so in his element.

Family night with Grammy and Papa!

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