Our Summer Vacation

We got back home Friday afternoon after our fun vacation to Oregon and Washington. The babies did great traveling on their first airplane ride. Thomas slept most of each flight on Chris's lap, while Matt squirmed all around on my lap and in the aisle until he fell asleep for about the last 30 minutes. They were also great in the car--we did quite a lot of driving and really only had a tough hour or so on the way from Yakima down to Roseburg. We rented carseats and pack-and-plays (cribs) from a company called Jibba Jib. Deb met us at the rental car at the airport to deliver and pick them up, and it worked out well. It saved us from having to travel with those 4 large items.

Our first stop was Yakima, where we attended my cousin Laurie's daughter's wedding. Emily and Richard had a beautiful outdoor wedding at a local park, and my uncle Wayne officiated. On Friday, we spent the day at my aunt Janet and uncle Rich's house, with my mom, and my cousin Jamie, her husband, Brian, and their little boy, Trevor. Then, on Saturday, we went to the 90th birthday celebration for my grandma. She looked beautiful, and it was a fun day filled with lots of time for family and delicious food.

Then, on Sunday morning, we drove to Roseburg. It took us 8 hours, so it was quite a long drive. We got to Dad and Shari's ranch at about 6pm. Michael and Jill and Olivia also made the drive. We spent 3 nights there, relaxing with family and enjoying the gorgeous weather. On Thursday, we drove up to Salem to spend the last part of our trip with Mom. She took us to Riverfront Park so the boys could ride on the Carousel.

Here are lots of pics.

Love, j&c, m&t