Jeffers Visit - One "Fly" Week! ;)

Whew!!! This is a lot of pictures, but I think it pretty much sums up our week up with the Jeffers.

Aaron and Holli at Ocean Shores, WA. You have to love Spencer in the background.

The is in the Quinalt rain forest. The trees were fascinating there. It was fun to see, I can't wait to make it to the Hoh rain forest, that is supposed to be even better.

Aaron and bud. Have I told you how much I love taking a dog with us everywhere in our 7 passenger minivan. He makes 8 and makes himself very comfortable!:)

Hollow tree in the rain forest. That is Cait, Spence and Cody at the end there

I am concerned that Aaron may have become a tree hugger during our stay in Washington.

I like this one a lot. All 10 of the kiddos lined up by age - cute kids!

Chance with his collection of crab shells

Cait with her perfect sand dollar, she found two but gave one to Aaron. I haven't found any cool shells on the beach in a long time. It was fun to find these.

Mady the cutie pie.

Cameron with his sand dollars.

This is what Mady and Anna looked like during the kids water fight - Little princesses- I like Mady's unmatched shoes. Isn't that taboo for the little queen of shoes?

Fun picture of Spencer with his find on the beach.

I still can't get over this. I think the dog slept with Spencer and Cameron every night. He was pretty sad when they left.

This cracks me up. Here is Chance, Spencer and Payton bracing themselves for the upcoming water fight. That is Chance and Spencer hiding behind the snow sleds and Payton grabbed Aaron's hawk (for doing wall texture) and was trying to hide behind it. :)

Cody dipping her line in at Deception Pass. We didn't feel the need to tell the kids they were using fresh water poles in salt water. We just let all the other fisherman laugh at them.

Anna was pretty sure she knew how to fish all by herself so we turned her loose with the fishing pole and untangled it later.

Buddies! Cody and Aaron have always been good buddies, it is fun to watch them together.

Payton had a great time watching the other fishermen, finding rocks, and climbing the cliffs here.

Aaron was like a kid again with the boys all week long. This is them ninja fighting.

Bud welcomed Holli as soon as she got in the door. Holli laid down shortly after getting here and Bud joined right in. She especially loved it when he tried to lick her face :)

On the days the kids were in school Holli and I took the kids down to the park to fish and play on the toys. It was really frustrating fishing, because we could see the trout in the water but never caught anything. I suppose that is what you get when you have Holli and I trying to help you fish. Sorry boys, I will work on my fishing skills before the next time you come.

Spencer trying to catch the big one.

Holli and her kids came to visit us and from the minute they arrived life was full throttle. Aaron flew into California to help her drive up and when Aaron drives, he doesn't fool around. They arrived at 6:30 in the morning on Sunday after leaving Grandpa and Grandma's around noon on Saturday. I stayed up the night before watching all the movies that Aaron doesn't enjoy, like Pride and Prejudice, thinking I could sleep in and be ready for their arrival in the afternoon. Right from then I have been sleep deprived and have not recovered. There was not one single night that we went to bed before midnight. Anyone who knows Holli, knows that she is twice as much fun after 10 p.m. In the mornings we made enough pancakes, eggs, or french toast to feed a small country or at least the 10 kids. The days were filled with fishing, boxing, exploring, day trips to the ocean, bike rides, the rain forest, deception pass, playing with the dog, water fights, Aaron leading Cameron and Spencer to believe he was cool and convincing them to bring back the word "fly", dishes, lots of laundry, and making more food. We had a great time Jeffers! Can't wait until next year :) Thanks for the visit.