such as:
-spending quality time with charlie's family and our nieces & nephews.
-yummy food
-old friends
-charlie surprising me with a hot air balloon ride! [i swear, my man deserves a metal]
-4th of july: picnics, parades, bbq, fireworks
-our oregon wedding reception/open house
-hiking at silver falls
-touring the tillamook cheese factory
-chinese gardens in portland
-shopping
-salem music festival
-watching my husband being SO fun and hands-on with our nieces & nephews [i'm beyond lucky, our kids are going to have the best dad.]
-lots of laughs
-visiting the portland temple
-enjoying the best summer weather possible. not too hot, not too cold. ahhh, bliss.
i feel like i'm forgetting so much!
a BIG thank you to everyone that made this pre-deployment trip amazing.
especially my in-laws for letting us crash at your house for 2 weeks, feeding us and letting us borrow your cars!
and now, a lot of pictures. [just warning you!]
until next year, oregon.
and this time probably for good. :)
I think it's funny how my kids (especially the younger two) look like they could belong to you and Charlie. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, and you forgot "listen to a 4 year old tantrum for 30 minutes." Fun times.
ReplyDeletehahahaha i seriously wonder what was in that porta-potty!
ReplyDeleteHey, you totally stole that last one!
ReplyDeleteyup, i love it so much that i snatched it up! thanks :)
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