great grandma and grandpa gribbin

One of the main reasons we wanted to make sure to make it up to Washington this summer was to see my Grandma and Grandpa. My grandma is not doing well and we wanted to get to visit with her again. They live in a senior home now, and they were nice enough to let us stay in their house while we were there. It was so nice of them! 

We visited with my grandparents a couple times while we were there, and it involved a lot of hugs! My grandma doesn't say much anymore, but you could tell she loved that we were there visiting. 

My grandma has always loved Bryleigh. She loves all the kids, but with her being the youngest, she seemed to get a little extra attention. They had a special bond!

A special picture with my grandma and grandpa and my kids. I'm thankful that my kids got to know them and to have a relationship with them. My grandma and grandpa always make an effort to get to know my kids, and to visit us when they could. They would come to baby blessings, baptisms, and just to visit. I am so thankful for their efforts and the time they put into my family! 

A picture of my grandma and grandpa house. They are getting ready to sell the house, so we knew this would be the last time that we would be there with it being their house. This is the house that my Grandparents have always lived at since I was born. So many great memories were made here! 

oregon visit

We were so excited to go to Oregon and visit the vester's. We always have a good time with them!

The girls having fun braiding Drew's long hair, him not having so much fun, but being a good sport!

Amber and Adam both had to work the next day, so we hung out with the kids and went to the park across the road. They had a good time playing!

These three have so much fun together!

These two are also best of friends. They have similar interest and love spending time together. You will most likely catch them doing a puzzle or playing a game together. 

Teaching Drew how to play catch with a softball. 

These two are also good friends and enjoy spending time together!

That night we had a BBQ and the kids had fun playing outside. 

They wanted to bring their "babies" to dinner too. They are such good little mommies. 

Drew giving Hannah a piggy back ride, I'm not sure why!

The boys were playing in the tree's and Dallen comes out saying that fell out of the tree. I started to freak out thinking that he was bleeding everywhere! But really he ended up falling in a blackberry bush. It ended up being a little humorous in the end, and nobody got hurt! 

The next day we started our drive up to Washington to visit my dad. We have some good friends that live in Vancouver, Washington, so we had to stop and see them! We were friends with them in Albuquerque, and we just love their family! 

Rylan with Sam and Seth, they are twins.

Dallen and Harrison.

Bethany and Madison

Hannah with Chloe and Catherine, they are twins. 

Bryleigh and Mariam, they are still getting to know each other!

We wish we lived closer to them, but are thankful for the visit's we get. 

lagoon

The years we get lagoon passes, we spend a lot of time at lagoon. 

The kids riding the water slide. I don't like to get soaked, so I opted out. They had fun though. You could hear Bethany yelling all the way down. 

Hanging out while the older ones ride cannibal. 

A different day, I took the kids and we did lagoon a beach. They all had fun swimming and cooling off from the heat. We did a couple rides on our way out of the park.