Our first trip as the 4 of us

Brad had his first vacation time off for a friends wedding in southern Washington and we added some stops along the way. First stop (after the outlets that Brad can not pass up) was my parents house. My dad's surgery was the following day and it was great to spend the evening with them. His surgery went well and they feel they got all of the tumor - YAY!!! He was home 2 days later and is doing great!

Our next stop was Great Wolf Lodge - this is what TJ and really all of us were looking forward to the most and we had a great time!!! They were so kind to upgrade us to a beautiful 2 bedroom suite which was amazing! Jami met us there to help watch the kids while Brad and I went on the big rides! THANKS JAMI! We had extra bracelets so our friend Shanna and her two kids were able to join us as well which was alot of fun! Terrace had a great time and was really comfortable in the water. She was able to do a couple slides by herself and was really proud and excited. She wants to go back to play in the pool and in the arcade.

Then we were onto Vancouver for the wedding weekend. Brad was able to golf with the wedding party and catch up with his old roommate. I took the kids to a jungle playland and TJ had a great time running around!!! It was challenging getting around a city I did not know but we figured it out. We spent the next morning at the Portland zoo and TJ was really into the animals this time. She has always enjoyed going to zoo's but this time she was really excited about most of the exhibits. The wedding was beautiful and fun - though it was a lot of work with 2 children! Terrace could not wait to start dancing and LOVED the added bow Brad helped her with (from the chairs). The last day we spent taking our time heading home which made for a long day.

We survived all sleeping in one room and the kids were great travelers. Brad and I were able to talk during most of the car ride which was great to be able to finish a conversation :)

Braeden's bed for most of the trip was his car seat and he did really well


Great Wolf Lodge -











Portland Zoo




Wedding Evening -