July - Vacation Time

It was vacation time...Yeah!
Bruce did all the driving, as usual, from Utah to Washington. I got to relax, work on crochet projects, and watch movies on our DVD player. Wyatt kept a ladybug for awhile in his new bug box we gave him for his 2nd birthday coming up on the 31st.

One day we went raspberry picking and Jane made us a wonderful sorbet!

Here's the whole group out on a walk near Camus, WA.

Wyatt loved playing at the playground.

Spencer and Jane always show us a great time by taking us on walks and hikes. Wyatt loves the rides on his dad's back and the expected daughter gets her rides in front of Mommy.

Lee drove us to the Sea-Tac airport and said good-bye.

Flying from Washington took all day with a stop in St. Louis, Missouri. Zach and Emily especially liked the take offs and landings.

The view below our Daytona Beach hotel windows was very beautiful. I could stand out on the balcony and look for a long time if it wasn't for the dense humidity.

Aunt Kathy played with the kids at the swimming pools. We tried staying out of the sun as much as possible.

It's hard to get a good picture of Zach, but he couldn't hold back his smile today.

This was their first visit to the Atlantic Ocean and they couldn't get enough of it. Even with all the sunscreen I put on them, they stil got some sunburns.

Zach thought he could dig out a crab from under the sand.... but they were too fast for him.

Here's some of the group at our dinner cruise. Jeanette's husband, Max's sister, Maureen (in the red) was very nice and sang "Don't Worry About a Thing" to all of us.

Emily wanted to dance over and over again to the live entertainment.

Lora was sweet to put shiny strands in Emily's hair. They stayed in until I combed her hair later the next day. Guess I should have just brushed it.

Love this picture of my parents, brother and sisters....

.......but we can be goofy!

Eating lunch at Johnnie Rocket's was fun. The servers entertained us with a dance.

This is the 2010 Garrard Family Reunion bunch (minus Kristina, Clint, and Maddie who had to leave early). We're a great bunch, aren't we! A big thank you to everyone in Washington and Florida who made our trip so fun!!!

Just before flying back to Washington, I realized we didn't get a picture of all of us together, so I asked a girl that was waiting for her ride if she would take it. General Maou is Emily's favorite friend. Our grandchildren were pretty fun to vacation with. Thank you, Lee and Karyn, for letting us take them. Their new son is ready to be born any time now.

On our drive home from Washington we stopped for a few minutes at Multnomah Falls. It is so pretty as well as almost the whole drive. Just wish it wasn't so far to drive home!

Dallon and Diane's Sophie turned three yesterday, the 22nd. Bruce and Jared went to her party in Syracuse. (I missed it because of Choir rehearsal.) She looks like she is all smiles! What a cutie!