Welcome Wagon
When we pulled into the driveway in Lacey, we were met by a wheelbarrow full of fun. Lyssa was giving the kids a ride around the back yard.
Little miss loves her Uncles!
Rowan enjoys getting Uncle attention too!
Awards Ceremony on Friday
Stadium High School in Tacoma was the place that they chose to honor these men with an Awards Ceremony. I looked at a website when I got home and this building along with the bowl shaped stadium are quite famous. I will remember them for some time as this endomorphic sedentary body is reminding me that there were an awful lot of steps down from and then back up to the parking lot.
It was great being there though. We are so proud of and thankful to Logan for his service.
The battalion at parade rest.
These are the men that are receiving Purple Heart awards. We were able to go down on the field after the ceremony and meet a few of the guys.
Saturday Evening
Harlan got to sit and watch the kids and grands romp around after supper. We cooked hot dogs over a bonfire in the yard.
Cam the Builder
If you check out the progression of this group of photos you'll see what took up a ton of Cam's afternoon and evening. I sure wish we had a yard like this for him to be running and jumping more often. He always likes to build obstacle courses when he is up at L & Ls.
There is so much to keep them all busy.
Katie is taking after her big brother in doing anything and everything her little body will allow her to do.
Rowan is getting more comfortable with taking risks too. He went down this ramp without blinking. He also got to go for a bike ride with his dad and Grampa.
Dessert?
Hayden got creative in warming up a doughnut. We stayed up pretty late sitting around the fire and periodically checking the hockey scores on the iPad.
A weekend in Lacey isn't complete unless Har works on a computer!
Thomas's friends in the play room and Har got the computer up and running so our boys won't miss school tomorrow and Tuesday. They are staying up there for a couple of days.
Sunday morning quiet
I stepped out on the deck this morning and enjoyed the quiet of the outdoors. The sun shining through the trees was a real treat as it has not done shown itself often in the past several months.
Little Miss
Katie went on a run to Starbucks with her momma, grampa and I. She kicked one shoe off and I put it in my purse. Awhile later I noticed her other one gone and found that her mom caught it and put it in her purse. Great minds and all that...
Little Mister
Rowan wanted to show me how he digs with his shovel. They have a great little patch for the kids to dig and play in the soil. I love the rain boots. He has another pair just like them!
Getting ready to head out
Spent a bit of time in the front yard while everyone got ready to go out for a bite to eat before Harlan and I headed back to Portland. Logan has been busy spreading bark dust and getting the yard ready for summer. Everything looks so nice. Katie was pointing to the plants and flowers and saying "Dad, dad, dad,..." This is the only time Rowan asked me to take a picture of him all weekend. I had to oblige!
Did I mention that she likes her uncles?
What a great weekend with fabulous weather. Could use a few more days like this!
2 comments:
What a fun fun time!
I guess we should get up some pics from our trip last week too hey?
Glad you guys got to get away.
Thanks for getting these up! It was just in time. Today is quite wet and miserable so it's really nice to have some sunny pictures to look at! :)
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