Friday

The last day of vacation! It was an absolutely wonderful week, with gorgeous weather, lots of family and friends, and just good times for all. We stripped the beds and packed up, then headed for the beach to try and SERIOUSLY tire the kids out before loading them into the cars to head for home. I think it worked- I know my kids were tired :)

From top left, clockwise:

The LoLo family poses for a family picture at the beach....and we're pretending the back of Siu Jeun's head is a valid representation of their son for this family photo.

The big girls outdid themselves by sleeping for nearly an hour, to 6:30. Daddy scrambled the rest of the eggs and we mixed up a quadruple batch of pancakes and set the kids loose.

The Wonder family poses for a family portrait on a picnic table. Ernie is morose, Mimi is confused, Daddy forgot to pack a razor but is happy to be here, and Mom is gripping various family members and smiling fiercely. Look happy for the camera, guys! :)

Driving home, this is what we see...and THIS is why we're called the Evergreen state. The East half is mostly scrubby grass lands, but the West half is wall-to-wall trees. At least near the mountains.

Mimi and I were up earlier than everyone else, and THAT means we got the last two cookies. It's easier in the long run, right? None of the kids saw the package, so there was no muss no fuss :)

The weekly preggo shot. Good gravy.

Ernie does an interpretive dance as she collects water in her watering can

Siu Jeun looks dapper in his mama's cap.