We were soooo lucky to have the Read family come up to WA to visit and we loved every minute that they stayed.  We had a packed 2 weeks with lots of talking, jogging, yummy food, playing with kids & relaxing.  I wish there could be 2 weeks like that every single month!  Our families just get along so easily & have so much in common.  It's such a blessing when you can have family members that are also your best friends!

The girls having a fun time playing with all the toys

 Love little Sawyer!  She really is a blessing from Heaven and her little spirit has brought so much comfort to me through this past year since losing my own baby. 

 Kids Club!

 Eating dinner next to the Columbia River at Beaches.  The kids got a toy with their meal and this is what Oaklee picked out.  So Silly

 Family pictures next to the river after dinner----good one Craig

 We took our new trailer to the coast for 2 nights so we could hang out there for 3 days.  It was filled with Bowpicker (Astoria)....BEST FISH & CHIPS EVER!!...Seaside evening walk; Seaside shopping & beach day & Long Beach town & beach.  Lots of memories & great times that we had! 
Kyle was so fun to see his enthusiasm for yummy food

 Best buds getting all cuddled in bed for the night.  Jaycee adores Wyatt

 Wyatt & Jaycee didn't care at all that the water mixed with weather was a tad chilly.  They were in swimming nearly the whole day.  It was so fun to watch them laugh and having fun in the waves. 

 Love every minute at the Beach!!!

 After playing & dinner we rushed over to Cannon Beach to try & hit the low tide to see the sea stars.  Once again...we missed out!  It was lower tide but mixed with the time of year made the tide not as low that we needed.  It was funny to see everyone at least try to find them.

 Hadi thought it was funny to chase the seagulls

 One of my favorite things is beaching at the beach at sunset.  I love how calm the water is and I love watching the sun slip below the horizon.  It is just beautiful!  Add in my favorite people

 Saturday we ended the day in Long Beach eating lunch, shopping/walking the shops & then at the beach for a walk.  This is a fantastic picture of how the day went with Hadi. 

Going for a walk & feeding the ducks

 We spent great summer time in the yard and the kids sure had a fun time.  The girls loved playing with Oaklee and they quickly became best buds

 Aimee is so stinking cute!!!!  And we found a new favorite store!!!  The kids were exhausted from all the shopping---of course we loaded up on VooDoo before we hit the stores

 Aimee wanted to get pictures of her family while they were up in the beauty that is everywhere.  It was....interesting to say the least.  Getting 3 kids to look at the same time & trying to pose...it's not an easy job. I think she got some really cute ones though! 

What a hot couple

 This is the one that is my absolute favorite and worth the time that it took to do the pictures.  I love this pic!

 This is gorgeous!

Just some snaps from my phone... Sawyer is a beautiful baby!

 Just laying up looking up at the trees

 The kids playing after pictures

 We did the Ape Caves and boy it was soooo fun!  This picture just melts my heart!

 Deep in the cave---you can't see anything so when the flash goes off you just hurry & pose.  It's fun to see what the pic will look like

 We did finally make it to the very end to where you can only crawl.  This is about where I said...No more!  Craig, Jaycee & Kyle went in deeper while I waited anxiously.  My claustrophobia was def kicking in!

 Aimee is so stunning!

 haha the kids found a chipmunk and were saying...Where's Alvin?!

 Ending the trip at Chuck E Cheese, Bones for dinner & swimming at 10pm!

One of the saddest is that I was so tired I didn't hear my alarm go off so I didn't get to say goodbye in the morning when they left.  It was a horrible day and I felt so empty inside.  I was glad though that we had the time we did.  Count you many blessings!!!