Aunt Jacqueline and Uncle Nicholas

Nicholas and Jacqueline were able to take a few days off

and have fun with the girls and I.

Minnesota Zoo

Alese could not get enough of her

Uncle Nicholas and Aunt Jacqueline,

nice break for mom...thanks bunches!

Nicholas pile!

Not just sister-in-laws, but friends!

Paul and Tiffany

We were so blessed to be able to share in

Paul and Tiffany's special day!

Great Nana, Tiffany, Paul and Great Papa

or as Hannah would say Queen Nana and King Papa

John (Papa) and Tiffany

Mayah, Hannah, and Aunt Charity

Mayah and Nana

Flower Girl

BFF...Mayah and Abby

Fourth of July

I have never seen anything like the firework display we witnessed. My description won't even come close to how it actually was, but basically the entire town of Airway Heights turns up in smoke. The city shuts down some streets and people line up their firewords and start lighting away. On the streets that aren't actually shut down there is still massive fireworks within several feet of parked cars. It is a pyro's dream. Sprinklers are on the tops of houses and you will get some sort of fall out on you from the many fireworks falling. Fireworks don't usually freak me out, but this was insanity and lots of fun to be a part of.

Ocean Shores

We spent this past week at my moms and ventured to the sandy beaches of Ocean Shores. It was a little chilly, but the kids loved digging, laying, and playing in the warm sand.

There's No Place Like Home

Thank you Harris family for making this weekend possible!

You will always be our adopted family!

Darlene, Me and Rach

Isabel, Hannah and Mayah

Isabel and Alese

Isabel and Hannah

Mayah and Nana Darlene

Rob and Tim

There is no place like home, but when you are with such good friends like the Harris family it brings you a lot closer to the place you know of as home. We had a wonderful refreshing visit with our Alaskan friends in Seattle. The memories flood back when you reconnect with close friends. For example, the dark and very snowy night where my wonderful friend and neighbor, Darlene, drove me into Anchorage to have our precious little Alese with no husband in sight. I don't know if it just the people in Alaska or just the time we were there that developed these deep friendships and family bonds, but they are missed!