Surprise!

Charlie, Cara, Bart, and Preston all showed up late Thursday night to surprise Ron. Mom and I were trying to keep him up late enough to be able to see the gang. There was a ring from the door bell and we told Ron he had to answer it. He did and was happily surprised!

While in Washington we had a chance to do a lot of fun things. We watched a BYU football game at the Russell's house with Kira, Jason, and their little guy David.

We played a lot of Uno. Not sure how the Uno marathon got started but it brought a lot of laughs with it.

We went to the Webb's favorite park, Illahee and had fun times there. We actually saw tons of wildlife... or should I say marine life while we were there. It was all very different for Cara. We saw jellyfish, crabs, starfish, fish, seagulls, and I might be forgetting some. Here's Bart carefully handling a crab they caught.

Charlie and Cara having fun on the dock.

Jordan was having fun on the beach. It took some real effort to not let him run into the water. Here's Preston showing Jordan how to write his name in the sand. How cute!

Mommy and Jordan. This was the first time that Jordan has been to Washington. It was so fun to show him my favorite things about the Great Northwest and to show him where I grew up. True he won't remember it, but it was still fun.

Here's the fam walking on a trail at Illahee State Park. What fun times we all had together. Welcome home Ron! We love you!