After we got back from Cannon Beach the girls and I turned around and went to the Tri-Cities to surprise Mom for her birthday. Kara planned and coordinated the entire surprise. My aunt and uncle (Mom's brother) from Utah came up. Kara flew in Tuesday morning and then we drove over that afternoon. So we surprised Mom after she got back from Grandma Annette's with a steak dinner.
Although, the real surprise was Doug flying in Wednesday afternoon. Kara was the only one who knew he was coming and she told us that he couldn't get the time off, so Mom and I were very surprised to see him. We went to dinner with their friends to celebrate. A family friend watched the girls, so they didn't have to sit through dinner - the girls had a good time playing with Jordyn. Anna & Madison loved roughhousing with Uncle Doug. It was fun to see both Kara and Doug twice in three months.
Thursday afternoon we all went to lunch with Grandma Ruth at Applebees (the girls favorite restaurant). After lunch we went to Howard Amon park in Richland, they have a great play structure. Anna loved the zip line, if only we had one in our backyard, she would be entertained for hours.
We came home Friday afternoon. We took over a friend and her two kids. So it was a full car. We stopped in Cle Elum for lunch and let the kids play for awhile. Once they were fed and worn out, three of the four kids fell asleep - so the second half of the trip was quieter. Once we got home it was Daddy time. Kara and I went to dinner at Duke's and saw Definitely, Maybe - which was pretty good (Ryan Reynolds is very cute and tall).
Kara and Doug swinging.
Anna on the zip line at Howard Amon Park.
Anna at Hawthorne Park - the park is the same as when we grew up.
Aunt Kara and Madison!!
