Another look at vacation time

  They are somewhat old; but I think worth sharing...her are several images of when we were in Washington during our vacation.

 Cousins

 Siblings---checking out all the children

  Emma and Avie--adorable

 Ezek is adorable to; even w/a My Little Pony shirt on... real thoughts "AWWW come on man!" LOL

 Look!!! Baby butt crack..ha ha ha

 Oh, Uncle Ry--His mouth was moving so bet he was in the middle of some story...

 Ezek....not sure if this was a Bay Watch moment or a run to the rest room..ha ha ha

 

 My beautiful Sierra

 She is all grown up...tear

    WHAT FUN!!

While in Washington

 

 I am sure after they have moved out of the house...I will look back at these images  and cry my eyes out.... But, to know..Usually, when they hold hands they are teaming up and walking away from us..They are fed up and moving on...but least it's together.

 Ezek below

 Grandma and Avie...so nice..

 Whoooaaa, a turtle... found it on the walk

 We have some lovely lovely young ladies in this family!!

 And of course some handsome young men

 Cormic had such a great time playing in the water

More Washington Times

So, many  many many...(okay..You have the point). Our summer vacation was sooo long ago; but the memories are still fresh in our heads...and we think about this trip all the time and about the great people we know as family.

More shots of when we were w/the Washington clan:

 

 I like the one below with Ry and his bro, Kain.

 Can't be 100% sure; but I think Kain may be thinking below "Okay,..how do I need to get that SOB (meaning Ry of course) drunk..so I can get him to admit HE really does love Guns and Roses and youtube it.?" LOL

 AWwwwwwww most of the cousins! Are they not the cutest!

 Oh dear....did the heart just stop when you seen this face? Carson below...trying to go over the rail...unsafe sure; but as a mom..just had to capture the moment.

 Carson below smiling...and reason for the grin is because I am pretty sure she is thinking "Just talked to Uncle Kain..we have a plan"..

 Ezek, "Ya, mom said get close; but seriously Sierra?" LOL

Last leg of 2013 summer vacation

Here are some pictures of our last leg of our trip this summer. After we left Fruitland, Idaho we headed to Boise to visit the Wildmans.

 Overall the kids did an amazing job strapped down in their seats during this (over 75 some hours) of driving..Yep, from the looks of it Carson did try to unbuckle herself at times.

     Kids watched movies, played games and Carson even tried to exercise during the drive.

   Grandpa Wildman above relaxing (is that possible) at Aunt Barbs...Great visit, great food and we just can't believe how fast the time flew.

 There is not enough room on the page to describe the visit w/this family and lady above. Simply a time to remember. We are blessed to have the Wildmans as family. The kids loved being w/their Great Grandparents.

 And wonder why? There is always a sweet treat when you visit...And for some reason there is always pudding when you visit the Evans side of the family..ha ha..Could it be the mess they leave?

 Oh dear...All I can say is Ry and I never did take a parenting class. So, is an elbow to the rib bad when a child isn't listening? LOL. Just kidding, they were playing in the yard (just incase DCS is reading)..

  Ug, the Good Byes.  

 Ry w/his grandparents before we hit the road.

 Before we left Idaho, we went to my sisters Leslie's house. To me this was a perfect way to say good bye to Idaho. She is simply a symbol of strength, truth and is living to love all she encounters. We really did have a peaceful/loving and joyful journey this summer and believe it's because of the positive influences in our lives and she is one example in mine. Love her so much.

 A couple of pictures from the road...

 Wish I could flip this baby; but here is the family in a Dinasaur museum somewhere in Utah.

 Cormic had a great time! He was fun to watch during this little visit

 We took our time driving home. Rented a couple of rooms along the way  and that was fun. The big kids were able to walk away to a local mall or take a swim..and as you seen above it was nice to sleep in a bed instead of a car seat.

Lots of this---staring out at the road ahead

 and even more of this--COFFEE!

   Well, Ry and I did it!   We drove the family across the states and made it back w/all four children.. What a journey!! Some have said we were crazy; but it really was a great experience and hope we can do it again before the older ones move out.. Hope you had a great Summer too!