Return and rest

Before we started our string of trips, Heilmann's and my girls and I went over to my bestest friend, Nancy's house for a game/dessert night. Our kids played like crazies and we played Rock Band! It was so much fun!!!!! We hope to do it again before I leave! :)
Last weekend we were in the Tri-Cities area to visit GG and Manda and Michael. I was so grateful to be able to see GG and her place there and to talk with her so much. She is wonderful and I love her! The weather there was also awesome! (it has just been beautiful no matter where we went here, I was right about WA summers being the best EVER!) I also took the opportunity while I was there to visit with my cutie roommates from Ricks, Brooke and Hillary! They are so fun and it was good to see them again. Brooke is expecting her 4th, I believe and Hillary has 2 boys.
Monday I got to 'play' with my group of best friends from Elementary, middle and high school, Megan (getting married in Oct), Marci (moving back to Vancouver), Stacey (just had a baby girl), and Jen (expecting a boy in Aug)! The only one missing was Melanie who lives in WI and just had a baby boy. We ate pizza and played fun games together and it was great! I wish we could do it more! :(
Tues we left to go to Tillamook, Astoria, Seaside, and Long Beach this week and had a great time. We didn't spend quite as much time on the beach as we would have liked. We chose to do other things and then the day we set aside to be at the beach it was cold and windy! :( But over all the weather was great! I will have to do a mass post later of all the pictures from our trip.
Sorry. But we are back and resting until Wed when we leave to go home. I am sad to leave but we are having a great trip and we miss Daddy a LOT! Laurie is getting even better about crawling, she is almost there! The cousins are getting along well and I am enjoying seeing friends and being with family.
I feel blessed to have been able to come here and spend so much time. I wish I could be back for Megan's wedding but I am just not sure if that is possible! I have missed all their weddings so far! :( That is what happens when you move away and no one else does! WAAAAA Anyway, until next time :).

for daddy!

Laurie is sort of army crawling and we wanted to get a clip of it. I don't have a video of her best 'crawling', but this is one that I tried to get.


don't worry, I cleaned things up after the video ;) Sorry you had to hear my 'Lainey scolding' voice!

some pics of the trip

We arrive and already the George tickle monster got her!!
Kids spend most days outside! they had fun in the sun!
looking at the chickens at Lynnette and George's place.
IHOP and Lainey's cool 80s do. (nana will post the complete outfit!)
Brave Lainey petting the big dog. they are very nice dogs!

Well I am here in WA and having a good time! The girls and boys are getting along so well! They played outside ALL day yesterday. Something we don't do much at home. It is too hot!! And we don't have a trampoline or swing set or cousins to play with at home ;).
We will go to the beach and the Tri-cities area while I am here.
Today my friend, Stacey is supposed to have her baby so we hope to go see her in the hospital! The weather has just been beautiful and I am loving it here. I really like July and Aug in Washington! :)
It is hard to be here without Carlos and hopefully he is occupying his time well without us to boss him around! :) hehe. I am not sure when I will have pictures up but I will eventually. Ok well that is all that is going on now. I am enjoying being with my family, maybe we will go out to Lynnette and Georges beautiful house this week and see her garden!! :)

Hair & INDEPENDENCE DAY! :)

taken by Miriam

New hair!
Chacon's in patriotic garb! :) Notice our garden in the background! We have a watermelon growing and it is so cute! :)