Summer Roadtrip Day 15- Day 17 Spokane, WA

We left Grandpa and Granny's late in the morning on the 15th.  It's roughly a 6 hour drive from Tacoma to Spokane(depending on the time of year and which route you take).  We took a different route around the pass and made it to Mamaw's by mid afternoon.  Mamaw made us a yummy homemade dinner and we were able to spend some time with her, Uncle Kasey and his two oldest girls-Isabel and Hope.  Aunt Tanya was home with a sick little Dot:(  Luckily we got to see them Saturday!  We spent a good part of Saturday afternoon over at Kasey and Tanya outside grilling burgers and hot dogs for lunch, picking cherries from their cherry tree, playing with the kids on the swing set, and spending some quality time with Tanya, Kasey, and Mamaw.  Tanya and Kasey left for a wedding and we stayed with the kiddos.  Jason and I left for about 3 hours to pick up some more camping supplies and get us restocked with food for the rest of our trip home.  We returned to K and T's and found  the kids and Mamaw inside watching videos.  Mamaw then treated everyone to pizza for dinner and we enjoyed more family time while waiting for Kasey and Tanya to get back and then we visited some more.  The kids had a blast and asked right after we left, how soon we could go back and play!  The five kids got along great and had never ending energy!  We had a wonderful visit with Kasey and Tanya.  And had a lovely time with Mamaw.  She always takes such good care of us and we love being with her.  As I have said before, Mamaw rocks and is such fun to be with.  She tells great stories, cooks yummy food, and always has so much love to give each and every one of us.  We didn't want to leave there either.  So many wonderful memories we have made with family on this trip.

Weekend with Granny and Mamaw:)

We got a surprise this weekend.  Daddy headed out Thursday afternoon to Lubbock for a family funeral.  Mamaw and Granny had flown down from Washington and had made a connecting flight via DFW.  The plan was for Daddy to head back home on Sunday.  Saturday morning , Daddy called and asked if it would be okay(like he had to ask) if Granny and Mamaw came and stayed the night.  They made it in Saturday night a little after 7pm.  The kids and I were thrilled.  We had a great weekend  filled with lots of laughs and cuddles with Granny and Mamaw.  We played games, read stories, watched a movie together, played with toys, and talked about school and our Summer trip to Washington this Summer.  It was great and as usual we wish they could have stayed longer.  The good thing is, we'll see Mamaw in a few weeks when she comes back down for a previously scheduled visit with us and other family that she has here in TX.  And we head to Washington to see Granny and Grandpa and more family in July.  Great weekend:)