Alderbrook

My mom really only gets Monday off from work to go and do fun things (she also gets Sunday off).  Unfortunately I was only in Washington for one Monday but we definitely made the most of it.  My mom heard about this really fun resort that just recently opened to the public on weekdays.  Before it was only open for private parties.  There was so much to do and it only cost $5 for everything!  The kids had a blast and didn't want to leave.  My kids even begged to go back the next day!

Waiting to get in!

Train ride!

Maze

Made it out of the maze!

Pirate ship

Dyer

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Bounce house

Just ignore Blair's underwear...I should have known better than to put her in a skirt!

Blair!

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Jacqui and Adisyn

Paddle boats!

This little one was too scared to go!

Feeding the fish

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Mini golf!

The kids also went swimming in the pool but I forgot to take my camera out.

Paddle boats again!  This time Blair was brave enough to get in!

Lemonade drinking fountain! 

Thanks Grandma Gma!  Everyone had a wonderful time!

Cousins!

Gma and cousin Aaron!

Aaron (7), Kadyn (6), Easton (6), Dyer (2), Blair (4), Ashlyn (5), Aiden (4)

Silly picture!

It definitely wasn't planned but I thought it was interesting/fun that everyone matched!

One with baby Adisyn (20 months)

Adisyn and Dyer

Blair and Ashlyn

These two had a lot of fun together!  It's nice to have another girl around when you're surrounded by boys most of the time!

Playing at the river

Dyer

Blair

Video of the kids throwing rocks into the water:

Aiden

Easton

Aiden, Easton, Aaron, and Blair

I thought it was funny how intrigued they all were.

Video of Blair dipping her head in the water:

She kept on doing this.  Silly girl!

Camas Day Parade

Grandpa and Grandma are part of a walking group.  Every year someone in their walking group (the same person) opens up their house for a potluck brunch before the parade starts.  Their house is right at the beginning of the parade so it is definitely an ideal spot for kids to get candy!  The kids had a blast and they definitely got way too much candy!

Eating before the parade starts.

Boy cousins (Aiden, Easton, Aaron, and Dyer) waiting for the parade to start!

Grandpa tickling Blair!

Video of the kids collecting candy:

I love how Dyer knows he isn't supposed to go into the street and is trying really hard to figure out how to get the candy without stepping into the street.

Video of Jana:

Bringing back OLD memories of when she was a cheerleader!

Video:  Notice his backpack!

For those of you who don't know Camas (my hometown) is known for the papermill.  In fact the high school mascot is the papermakers (or the mean machine).  It wouldn't truly be a Camas Parade if they didn't throw toilet paper out!

My sister,Jana, with the loot!

Good old Ronald McDonald.

This reminds me that my kids call McDonald's "Old McDonald's" and Chick fil-a "Chick Vallejo"!  I'm pretty sure after the city Vallejo, CA.  I think it is way to cute to correct them!

10 year high school reunion!

I had my 10 year high school reunion this year (I know I'm getting old!) and decided last minute to go.  I really wasn't sure I wanted to go for a couple reasons.  For starters I was (still am) a huge pregnant lady and really didn't want to show up looking huge!  Also, I left my home town 10 days after graduating high school to start college and basically never came back (except for small trips to visit my family) so I really haven't kept in contact with very many people.  Overall, I just thought it would be weird and awkward!

I thought about just going up to visit family but Nathan encouraged me to go to my reunion especially if I was going to be in the area.  Nathan had to work so he wasn't going to be able to go with me.  I convinced my best friend, Shannah, to be my date.  It was great to catch up with her.  I'm just sad that we didn't get any pictures together.  I even had my camera with me the whole night and I didn't take a single picture!  I'm so lame!  Anyways, there were definitely weird and awkward moments (and my belly was definitely a conversation starter-haha!) but overall I'm glad that I ended up going even if I was more than ready to leave before the reunion was over!

I hate pictures but here is a glimpse of what I looked like:

32 (almost 33) weeks!

Special thanks to my mom and sister for dressing and styling me!  They also made me pose (blah)!

Washington County Fair

Grandpa and Grandma Whiting took us to the Washington County Fair.  The kids had a blast and there were tons of fun things for the kids to do!

Blair milking the cow.

Video of Blair milking the cow:

Easton and Dyer playing in the corn feed pit.

Dyer loved playing in the water and hogging all the rubber duckies.  He could have stayed here all day if we would have let him.

Easton had fun pumping the water.

Blair finally got into the action.  She was feeling car sick before we got there so I think it took her a while to feel better.

Easton, Blair, and Dyer

Dyer was not happy that we took him away from the water table.

We went to a dog show.  They won America's Got Talent.

Video of a dog jump roping:

Thanks Grandpa and Grandma.  They kids had a great time!

Visiting Family

The kids and I made a quick trip up to visit my family.  We first stopped in to see my sister, Jacqui, and her family.  Good thing my sister takes lots of pictures otherwise I wouldn't have had a single one from visiting her.  We stayed for two nights but were really only there for one day.  The kids had a blast swimming in their pool and of course getting dirty.

Blair and Kadyn

Dyer and Adisyn

Kadyn and I

We left my sister's house early in the morning so we could hang out with my brother, Wade, and his family for a couple hours before he had to leave for work.

Emery, Dyer, Kannon, Blair, and Easton

I only got this picture because my sister in law, Mykle, was taking pictures of the kids so I grabbed my camera too!

It would have been nice to stay longer but I had to get to Washington for my 10 year reunion the next evening.  I'm excited that we (hopefully) will all be together for Thanksgiving this year.  This will be the first time all the cousins will be together!  It should be fun (and a little crazy)!