Vancouver, WA again

Off to Vancouver again. We love to come here to see my Aunt and Uncle. This time was special because my sister Kari and her husband Aaron also came. On Saturday morning we took the boys to a local community pool. It was super nice and lots of fun. It had a great splash area, fast water slide, and a lazy river with a whirlpool center. Noah did not want to do the slide a first but finally I took him on it with a life jacket on my lap and he LOVED it. He went down many times with me and Baron. Andrew and Joshua loved running with the current of the whirlpool. I wish I had a video of them and all the other kids beings swished around in the whirlpool. Seth had a nice time splashing around in the shallow splash area. We then went back to the house to wait for Kari and Aaron. Our cousin's Jason and Diana also came by. We had a lovely cook out with them. Also the boys tried out the new triple Slip N Slide that Uncle Ted picked up for them. The boys love to hot tub too! On Sunday we all went to Powell's book store in Portland, Or. It is a giant 4 story book store. We had a nice time there with most everyone picking up some books. We ate at a Noodle Shop for lunch and then headed back to Vancouver. Baron took some time to do some Geocaching while we were in Vancouver, too. We had such a great visit with everyone. Kari and Aaron are expecting there first child, a little girl, in October and are moving to Iowa in July! What a adventure they are on. Glad we had a chance to visit with them before they move. As always Thanks so much Rosemarie and Ted for letting us come and visit with you! Seth exploring in the grass
A little hot tubing for the boys
Andrew and Joshua on the slip n slide

Noah and Joshua on the slip n slide

Aunt Kari and Uncle Aaron with Andrew, Joshua, Noah and Seth
Baron, Aunt Kari, Seth, Joshua, Andrew, Noah, Uncle Aaron, and Heidi
Uncle Ted, Kari, Aunt Rosemarie, and Aaron
Me and my baby sister (and much taller), Kari