Fun Week Visiting Family in CA. . .

We spent 10 days in CA visiting family.  We started in Colusa, then headed to Fair Oaks for the day to see Kyrstin, Chris and Calvin.  Then it was up to Butte Meadows for a week, with a visit to Quincy to see Karen and the kids in between! A very busy trip, but a lot of fun!!

FAIR OAKS. .  .

When we arrived, Chris had a mini field set up with about 20 whiffle balls piled on the pitcher's mound! So much fun! 

Our kids only get to a swimming pool once or twice a year, so they had SO much fun swimming at Aunt K's! 

Butte Meadows. . .

Will was excited to have people to play with:). 

Whiffle ball game with the kids. .

Big doubles match. Will was pretty excited that he beat Uncle Eric:). 

Pat got in on a big match, too!  He and my mom beat Joey and my dad.  

QUINCY

Karen's house has the best backyard! It's like a park.  The kids had fun at the play structure, running in sprinklers, and playing with Mya. 

Back to Butte Meadows. . . .

One of my favorite spots on the creek, over by my Grandma's cabin. . 

The kids had fun making rock pools. 

Pat was in the running for VIP rock builder:). 

More cards. . .

And more whiffle ball. . 

4th of July Parade!!

Look at all my candy!! 

Fun with "little Levi"

The kids helped make a cake with Grandma to celebrate my 37th birthday!

Aunt Toni Ann had us over again for an awesome 4th of July meal! 

Mom and Karen's Visit. .

We had a fun week with my mom and Karen! 

We had a Father's Day brunch at Bill and Maureen's,

and a BBQ at Bobby and Carrie's.  

Aunt Jesse drove my mom back from Seattle.  It was great to see her, and fun that she brought the kids pinwheels!

Zoo with Grandma before she headed off with Aunt Jackie to the coast. 

Watching Will's first flag football game:).  You can see Pat and Will way in the background.  

We headed over to see Aunt Jackie, Sara, and Emily at their beach house on Sunday.  Karen and my mom were already there. It was fun to see everyone, and the kids had fun playing with all the other kids!

Grace loved hanging out with the little ones!

I'm always grateful for people who will play games with my kids! 

It's nice to get a picture just with Pat every once in a while:).  

Sara, Emily and Aunt Jackie were awesome hosts! They put together a picnic for the kids, which was fun!

I didn't realize that my kids enjoyed dogs so much until our day at the beach when they were entertained throughout the day with Sara and Emily's dogs.

Kate asked me to take a picture with her new buddy:).  

They got to roast hotdogs and marshmallows.  So fun!

Pat's Birthday and Graduations!

For Pat's birthday, we went to the zoo, then had pizza, Blizzards, and presents back at our house.  The next morning, we hosted a birthday brunch for him with some of his family, and Tom Wilson:).

The kids' favorite part of the zoo, especially on a nice day, is playing chase with Pat:). 

The kids had fun picking out presents for Pat. Grace:Ice Cream, Kate: Gatorade, and Will:Beavers T-shirt

Birthday brunch!

Abby's Graduation and celebration weekend. . .

Abby's high school graduation

Will and Karen had a graduation party for Abby, and Maureen hosted a BBQ the night before the party with her sisters, and some of their kids. It was a mini family reunion, which was fun!

Will had fun playing outside with Daniel and Owen!

Will's preschool graduation.. . . I thought it was kind of silly to have a graduation ceremony for preschool, but it was pretty cute:).

Will's preschool graduation:).