Tacoma, WA

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Summer Roadtrip Day 9-Day 15 Tacoma, WA

We left Seal Rock, Oregon early and made the short drive to Tacoma, WA to stay with Grandpa and Granny.  They had a very full house once we got there.  Aunt Lisa, Uncle Brian, and cousin Charles had already been there for a little over a week, and Mamaw came in for a few days, and Aunt Rachel, Uncle James, and new baby cousin Christopher came over every day.  Henry enjoyed some one on one time with Grandpa and went to work with him 2 days.  Emma and cousin Charles enjoyed a trip with Granny to the Northwest Trek.  And all three of the older grand kids enjoyed an afternoon at the park with Aunt Lisa and Uncle Brian and a trip to Baskin Robbins for ice cream!  We watched three of the four kids and Aunt Lisa and Uncle Brian got to have some adult time out and we had some time with Charles and H and E.  We stayed in and we were all happy with that.  Mamaw brought some old VHS tapes of the family and we watched them, caught up on what everyone was doing, and joked around and had a really great visit.  We were able to celebrate Daddy's(Jason's) 34th birthday while we were there.  And that was the best!  We also got to see Uncle Dale and Aunt Barbara, whom we haven't seen since the kids were 18 months old.  And we also got to finally meet our new baby cousin/nephew, Christopher.  I really didn't want to go, but we had already made reservations for the return home, so we had to head out on the 15th.  I love the family I married into.  They are amazing people and I wish we all lived closer to each other, but we don't so I soak it all in and make sure that the kids enjoy their time with our Northwest and Oklahoma families when we do see them.  It was the first time in 11 years that we had all been in the same place at the same time.

Seattle-Granny and Grandpa's House and Our Visit with Aunt Rachel and Uncle James

My fabulous sister-in-law and her husband. Rachel and James had us over for dinner. We didn't get much time there, but we loved every minute of our visit with them.
Emma beating on Uncle James' drum(forgive me James, I don't remember the proper name)

Henry was absolutely against going over to see his aunt and uncle. He flat out refused to see his Uncle James. Guess who was his bestest buddy by the end of the night?! Uncle James rocks!
This is a shot of the super yummy dessert Rachel made. This is a baked pear stuffed with dried fruit. Soooo yummy:)
Emma warming her hands by Granny and Grandpa's fire. The little rocker is from when Granny was a little girl.
Henry and Emma warming up by the fireplace.