Our Week in Washington

We had such a fun trip to Washington this month. It has taken me forever to post this! I guess we've been busy with other things! :) This vacation was ideal for kids and they had an amazing time. We spent so much time outdoors and did so many fun things. Ladybug catching, fishing, horse rides, boat rides, the beach, making "huts", playing with cousins, getting very dirty, bbqing and sight seeing in Portland are just to name a few. Sam had a fabulous fishing lesson from Gary Loomis and caught lots of fish. We had so much fun playing games and hanging out in the Loomis lodge. They were so nice to put up with us all week and even ended the week with an incredible fireworks show just for us. The kids loved the little goat Zoe that lived by the lodge. One day we went somewhere and when we came home she had missed us and broken into the lodge. It was so funny to open the door and have a goat come galloping up to see us. Anyway it was so beautiful and green and we can't wait until next year!! Derek was very proud of catching these fish!!

This is my favorite picture from the trip. Sam was fishing off the dock and ended up laying down to wait for his fish! Sooo cute.

The day we went horseback riding we celebrated Michaels birthday. He had such a fun party and the lady that ran the farm had hats and bandanas for all the kids.

We had a fun day at the beach. The kids got to build sand castles and fly kites. It was such a nice day and a beautiful beach. It was the beach where the movie Goonies was filmed.

The lodge where we stayed was right on the Lewis River. We had lots of fun boat rides!



Grandma had so much fun with the grandkids all week. She took good care of us cooking and chasing kids all week long!


I thought this picture was so cute!

We had to take a picture with Trevor and Chase our best babysitters!! They were absolutely tireless and the kids loved them!