Seattle

Where do I begin?  The last minute trip to Seattle was a great decision.  The girls and I had a fantastic time at home.  We were only home for 5 nights but it felt like it was longer (in a good way).  Everyone went out of their way to spend as much time with us as possible, and for that I am grateful.  I wanted to see all of our siblings (check), spend time with all of the cousins (check), and have quality time with our parents (check).  We also got to see Tom's grandparents and Great Grandad.  An extra (big extra) bonus for me was getting to see Brooke and Carrie for a drink.  Here are some of the highlights......

One of my favorites.  Ava is very happy with Uncle Jeff (and Barney - ha).

Grandma feeding Ava.  Getting ready for Grandma and Grandpa to come to Ohio to watch the girls while Tom and I head to Cannon's wedding in Texas (yeah).

Uncle Craig is so funny and so snuggly :)

Emily watching a video with the girls.  This only lasted a few minutes but long enough for me to get a pic.

CHEERS!! The kids getting a drink after open gym. 

Kiara reading to Great Grandad.  She was only going to read him a couple of pages but they both got into the book and ended up finishing it. 

Cooper and Ava "sharing" a water bottle.  This was by far the favorite toy of the weekend.

Can you tell who is who???  Love this picture.

Great Grandpa, Kiara, and Mckenna

Mckenna doing stickers with Great Grandma.

Lunch time!  Hanging out at Brian & Holly's with the cousins = lots of fun!!

Ava having a great time with Gram.

Bead city!  Look how happy Mckenna is :)!

Gramps reading to the girls before bed.

Perfect, just perfect.

Spending time with the Headlee's is ALWAYS so much fun!!

Snuggling with Ava and playing on the IPad.

Uncle Rob and Ava.  It was so fun to have Rob and Allison in town with us.  The best part is, now they will always be in town when we come to visit!!!

Great Grandad hanging out with Ava!

I tried to pick just a few pictures but had trouble (obviously).  Again, thanks to all of our family and friends to make an effort to spend so much time with us.  It was great to be "home".  Coming back to Ohio was exciting as well.  I walked into the house late Monday night and felt at peace.  I love our house, I love our life here, and while we miss our family terribly, it was nice to be back at our new home.  On Tuesday, Mckenna was back at Sporties for Shorties, and Kiara went to Girl Scouts.  Our life here in Ohio continues and that is nice as well.  We missed Tom but not to worry he had a GREAT time in Palm Desert with his friends :)!  The next time we will be traveling to Seattle, he will be with us - how fun will that be?!?