We took the week off to take our summer vacation with my sister and her family! Our first stop was the Great Wolf Lodge the 4 kids we brought had a great time swimming and hanging out with their cousins... the 3 kids we left home were a little bummed and one of those kids keeps making comments about how much fun she would have had too, but instead she had to stay home to help babysit!
Then it was off to Seattle and the Public Market on Pike Street that was the best 2 hours of the whole week, it was a beautiful day and everyone was there, it was so much fun keeping track of everyone in the crowds, trying to find food to please everyone, spending far too much on said food - why did Scott think he could spend 20 bucks on shrimp? And waiting in line for the public bathroom and listening to children whining about how much fun they were not having or maybe it was the husbands whining about when the torture would end can't remember which was more pleasant to the ears! But we checked that off the to do list for the summer!
Once we arrived home, because what better place to vacation than your own hometown, it was time to open presents for all the July birthdays and all the other birthdays too! We also had a sing-a-long, with very talented cousins that can actually sing and play the piano at the same time!
Katie doesn't go anywhere without the guitar it is like having an ipod playing the same 10 songs over and over and there is no off button! Or maybe it is like riding in an elevator....that never gets to the right floor! But really Katie we love your playing and your singing is ...lovely too! Keep playing!
This trio were best friends all week they played and played and had so much fun together, their were tears when goodbyes were said!
We hit as many parks we could during "our vacation" the weather was good most of the time we did have one cold morning but it warmed up!
The girls enjoyed the "spa" and their mud bath!
Playing tee toter on the drift wood is a must do when teenagers are involved!
And don't forget the sand cone, this girl could sit in the sand all day and play!
We went looking for starfish and everyone was afraid to pick one up finally Noah maned up and went for it I hope he collected the 5 bucks he was bribed with to actually pick up the star fish!
Our little mini vacation with the cousins was a lot of fun everyone had a friend and the teenagers stayed up too late every night and the adults had fun too, my sister made the comment "Scott is really just a teenage boy in a grown-up body looking for the next adventure" She nailed that one, the guys had fun golfing and biking! It was a great week and we can't wait to do it again next summer!! Now back to cleaning and laundry our next guests come in tomorrow, bring it on!
We took the week off to take our summer vacation with my sister and her family! Our first stop was the Great Wolf Lodge the 4 kids we brought had a great time swimming and hanging out with their cousins... the 3 kids we left home were a little bummed and one of those kids keeps making comments about how much fun she would have had too, but instead she had to stay home to help babysit!
Then it was off to Seattle and the Public Market on Pike Street that was the best 2 hours of the whole week, it was a beautiful day and everyone was there, it was so much fun keeping track of everyone in the crowds, trying to find food to please everyone, spending far too much on said food - why did Scott think he could spend 20 bucks on shrimp? And waiting in line for the public bathroom and listening to children whining about how much fun they were not having or maybe it was the husbands whining about when the torture would end can't remember which was more pleasant to the ears! But we checked that off the to do list for the summer!
Once we arrived home, because what better place to vacation than your own hometown, it was time to open presents for all the July birthdays and all the other birthdays too! We also had a sing-a-long, with very talented cousins that can actually sing and play the piano at the same time!
Katie doesn't go anywhere without the guitar it is like having an ipod playing the same 10 songs over and over and there is no off button! Or maybe it is like riding in an elevator....that never gets to the right floor! But really Katie we love your playing and your singing is ...lovely too! Keep playing!
This trio were best friends all week they played and played and had so much fun together, their were tears when goodbyes were said!
We hit as many parks we could during "our vacation" the weather was good most of the time we did have one cold morning but it warmed up!
The girls enjoyed the "spa" and their mud bath!
Playing tee toter on the drift wood is a must do when teenagers are involved!
And don't forget the sand cone, this girl could sit in the sand all day and play!
We went looking for starfish and everyone was afraid to pick one up finally Noah maned up and went for it I hope he collected the 5 bucks he was bribed with to actually pick up the star fish!
Our little mini vacation with the cousins was a lot of fun everyone had a friend and the teenagers stayed up too late every night and the adults had fun too, my sister made the comment "Scott is really just a teenage boy in a grown-up body looking for the next adventure" She nailed that one, the guys had fun golfing and biking! It was a great week and we can't wait to do it again next summer!! Now back to cleaning and laundry our next guests come in tomorrow, bring it on!
