.we arrived at uncle dave and aunt lisa's beautiful home 4.5 hours later on saturday.
.the kids were beyond excited to get out of the car, and see gma, gpa, lily and aunt lisa's pool.
.we were greeted by lily and grandma, who were playing out on the front porch as we pulled up.
.we unloaded the car, got rid of the trash, and ate dinner. we were starving and food made my either debbie or lisa is absolutely fabulous.
.the kids were SO eager to get in the pool. so so excited. so into bathing suits...and out to the pool. it was funny to watch everyone's reaction with my fearless kids. they went down the slide multiple times, but their favorite was jumping off the diving board. poor texas babies are spoiled and the 85 degree pool and 90 degree day just wasnt warm enough for them, so they were wrapped in towels sitting watching others swim for most of the time. it was still a blast, and we were looking forward to spending the next few days in oregon.
.sunday we went to church. b was BEYOND tired. she was SO grumpy that morning, and just being rude to everyone. i had enough. we went home after sacrament meeting and made her lay down for a nap. she cried and cried for about 10 minutes and than was out cold. it was exactly what she needed because she woke up happy. we than drove to gpa jim's house (roger's dad) and visited with him and some of roger's brothers and their children. this is the FIRST TIME i had EVER met grandpa jim. almost being married 5 years and i FINALLY got to meet grandpa jim. he is the sweetest man, and he and andrew have the SAME build. SO thin. he was so sweet and pulled out pictures and such to show us. we had a great time and of course....i had to get some pictures.
(this is b sunday morning...GRUMPY...throwing a fit over sharing)
(roger- bottom left)
(gpa jim with 3 of his sons)
.once we got back from grandpa jim's, andrew and i and our kids and tyler headed down to see grandma and grandpa muir (debbie's parents) who live just down the street from lisa and dave. aunt lisa has a golf cart, and we took that down to their house. the kids loved it. grandpa david told us so many awesome stories from the war, and when him and lois were first married. we stayed until it was SO dark. luckily, when the sun was just starting to set.. aunt heather came down with lily and took the kids for rides on the golf cart and than back to lisa's house until we got back. we really enjoyed catching up with david and lois and hearing stories. it was a great day to be able to see gpa jim, and also david and lois.
(this is on gpa jim's front door)
(this is in gpa jims front window....he LOVES golf and horseshoes)
(the house roger grew up in)
(golf cart ride)
(gpa david and gma lois--Brooklynns great grandma and grandpa)
(this is their silly faces)
.monday some of the boys went golfing in the morning (this is a MUST when uncle dave and roger are together...this was NOT the first golfing trip...i think it was more like the 2nd or 3rd (they got there saturday early afternoon)...they got back just as we were about to load up and head to this children's works museum aunt lisa told us about they her grandkids LOVE and beg to go to every time they come to visit. it was a lot of fun. we all went together and had a blast. we packed a picnic lunch and afterwards headed to Lithia Park in Ashland area of Oregon. The kids played on the swings, and than Lily and Brooklynn went to Tyler and Andrew and went upstream. It was the same little stream that we have video of Tyler and Andrew playing in when they were younger. its fun to watch next to each other. when we got home, of course, we had to go swimming again at aunt lisa's pool.
(the boys had a race to see whos would make it down the water the quickest)
(inside a bubble)
(inside the bubble)
.bubbles.
.such a cute picture of tyler and b.
.so much happiness in these pictures (top and bottom)
.great picture of the brothers.,,,just missing evan.
.3 generations....roger, andrew and parker.
.adore this picture of ty and b.
.tuesday the boys went golfing (see, told ya) with gpa jim and a few uncles and cousins. while they were gone, the girls got everything packed and ready to go to head up to the campsite all the westensee brothers (well most of them) were camping at. (something they do every year). we just planned to just got up for a few hours and let the kids play and get dirty and have lunch up there. one thing the westensee family does is horse shoes. it was fun to sit back and watch all of them. we had a delicious lunch (thanks debbie) and the kids got dirty and LOVED this cool "game" grandma westensee came up with....to fill a pop bottle with the little acorns on the ground. it kept the kids busy for AT LEAST an hour. we left earlier than planned when a thunderstorm came over and just started down-pouring. we all just yelled good-bye, no hugs as we were all running for cover (us, getting the kids in the car and all the food to head home).....when we got home, we headed down to see great grandma lela (this is brooklynn and parkers great-great grandma)....heather wanted a generation picture, and we hadnt visited with her yet. we had a great visit. she is a sweet little lady, who is still going strong. afterwards, we went across the street to say good-bye to david and lois and visit with them for a little bit....we got back to lisa's and headed to the pool. one last swim before the LONG drive home the next morning.
.adore this picture of b and gpa jim...this is right before he took out his teeth and freaked her out.
.great grandma lela and grandma lois---great great grandma lela and great grandma lois to brooklynn and parker.
.checking out grandpa david's berries.
.right after andrew dunked me.
.andrew did successfully do a backflip.
.we loved our visits oregon. we miss you so much. we hope it will work into our vacation plans in 2015. thank you dave and lisa for allowing all of us to stay at your home, to use your bedrooms, your bathrooms, your towels, your toys, your food, your pool, your golf cart, and for reading to my kids a bedtime story at night (lisa). until next time oregon.
.stay tuned for summer vacation- utah part 1...coming soon.
