My vacation:

I promised pictures - so here we go - hold on, could take a while! lol

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first, we went to my dad's in Snohomish, WA so that we could go to Neil's wedding in Port Gamble.

my brothers: Neil & Tyler

Tyler & Briana (my sister)My new sister-in-law, Jennifer! Isn't she adorable???The ADORABLE, CUTE, PERFECT flower girl :)aaah, Braden - what a kidthe cute, happy couple (photo credit goes to Hailee)

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After the visit with my dad and his family the kids and I went to my mom's to meet up with Kelly so we could go OVER the mountains to Kennewick to see the family there:

Braden's first experience on a tractor - he loved it, just didn't like Boppa holding him! lol

Kelly entertains the little ones (oops,didn't fix her redeye!)JanieMarie & Braden (she's only 4 months older)Kelly & I took a few of the kids for a walk around the park (Lizzy, Sandra, Kelly, JM, Cami, Hailee & Braden pulling up the rear!)

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After that trip, we head back to my moms. And here we stay for a while - we had dinner with Darren's parents, went camping, then before heading back home, met Darren's dad for lunch. It was a long and exhausting 2 weeks - Braden didn't do well with the first week, too many people trying to "get to him" when all he wanted was mom! lol Sorry about that everyone - he's in the midst of major seperation anxiety so it wasn't anyone's fault!

The kids with Darren's mom (MaryAnn) and step-dad (Steve)

Here I am - see I was there, too!the highlight of Hailee's vacation - feeding the horses behind my mom's house!

Poppy fishes with Haileeand now she's on her own!the kids enjoyed the water, Braden's first time in "open water"

Braden takes a breakHailee *thinks* she's going deep! lolMe and my kid do the paddle boats (she pooped after 30 minutes!)on the way home we stopped at a fruit stand - couldn't pass on this picture!Grandpa Garry with the kids - Braden finally warmed up a bit!

and finally, lunch with mom before the airplane trip home (yes, same booth from the day before with Garry! lol)

so that's it - if you made it this far I thank you! we did have a great time - busy, but fun! It was wonderful seeing everyone and I hope to do it again.....NEXT YEAR!