leave it to my parents
to make flying
2300 miles solo
with three rambunctious young boys
worth every wonderful/miserable minute on the flights.
a full schedule was lined up with four days
of madness and fun with our family at my parents home in seattle.
some of our favorite memories included:
- my nephew using Clorox wipes instead of toilet paper. ouch!
- the 4 mile hike to twin falls
- the memorable first moment; d-train lost his first tooth.
- family/friend bbq. it was so nice to see extended family while we were there.
- 18 holes of golf + a 6 hole play-off to decide the winner.
- the unfortunate ones on the last leg of the relay who had to swallow a raw egg.
- wakeboarding. jumped the wake and did a successful 180 reverse. woot!
- all terrain vehicles. when learning how to drive one never ask the most dangerous brother, i made that mistake. miraculously i walked away without a scratch after rolling mine.
- the pie eating contest. zachary didn’t quite get the concept of dive in and eat it up. he was happy dipping his fingers into the pudding and licking it off.
- the 60 ft waterslide in my parents backyard.
- carnival extras: the sno-cone machine and the popcorn machine.
- lots and lots of good times in the water. the weather was perfect. although i was more comfortable in a jacket and pants when the sun went down, i am always cold. i would do well in AZ.
they play in ignorance as their skin slowly burns.
we all forgot to apply the sunscreen! details, details.
for the first time since moving both jon and i experienced a bit of home sickness.
is that really possible?
do we really miss the three seasons Seattle has to offer: july, august, and winter?
no it’s the people. we love the people.
oh my gosh -- that looks like SO MUCH FUN!!! what a ton of stuff you packed into just 4 days.
ReplyDeleteohw and i like dallin's info about whales on the sidebar. hahaha. he's a smart kid.
Having the whole family together laughing and loving was a bit of heaven for us.
ReplyDeleteWe love you always and we miss you whenever you are not here.
Mom
It looks like you guys had a BLAST!!!!!!!! It is always a bummer to go back home.
ReplyDeleteI would have endured any type of flight to have a reunion like that! How fun. How did you get the smaller pictures to line up so cool?
ReplyDeletewe love you too! miss you already. can't wait to see more of you in August.
ReplyDeleteWow, it looks like you guys had some serious fun on your trip! You are quite the athlete on the wake board!
ReplyDeleteThis was such a cool post. I love all the diagonal ways you posted the pictures - really cool and different! Your family thing looked like tons of fun.
ReplyDeletethere was something else I was going to say too but now I don't remember...