Nana and Uncle Aaron's Visit

Tina and uncle Aaron pushing kids on swings.  Uncle Aaron wins perfect 10 for his siwng pushability and form.

Nana modeling us the brandnew cat bag the kids gave her for her birthday.

Pretty Aly at the picnic.

Saya wouldn't smile on demand, but she is cute anyway.

We all love picnics!

Daddy and Saya's sweet moment.

Kids look glorious under the golden sunshine and bright greens.

At dinner on Sat.  Uncle Aaron with Zoolander eyes.

We ate and ate and ate...

Nana with the cock candle and Chocolate cake!  She had a very good birthday celebration this year!

Nana and uncle Aaron and Tina visited us on the weekend of Aug 27. Nana arrived on Thursday and stayed until Sunday. The kids really enjoy visits by close relatives. Sean in particular was saying "yay! Nana is coming, I am so excited!" and told therapists and anyone who would listen how happy he was. That is a huge improvement from last year's "go away, I don't like you!" phase.

We had a really good time with the family. We ate well and spent Saturday at the wine country in Woodinville. Mike, kids and I had a picnic on the lawn of Redhook brewery and took some awesome pictures as on the title shot above! It was a beautiful day, not too hot with bright blue sky. The grown ups except me stayed in Woodinville and enjoyed wine tasting after lunch.

We went out to Seattle's International District on Sat evening and feasted on home style Japanese food. I am glad Tina likes Sushi, too. She is going to be trained as a chef in Portland, so I am very excited for her to show me what she learned in the northwest cuisine course she is planning to attend this fall. We celebrated Nana's birthday at the restaurant with super sweet chocolate cake and a cock candle (I grabbed what I had at my house).

Nana left on Sunday morning, but Tina and Aaron stayed until Monday morning. They obtained two tickets to Jeff Bridges Band concert in Woodinville on Sunday evening. I've never heard him play and have not watched the movie. I must check it out since everyone is talking how good it was.

It was neat to see how the children enjoyed being with Nana and their favorite uncle. Tina is really good with children and she won the kids' hearts. We are happy they live only 3 hours away now and will be able to spend holidays together. Hopefully, Nana will join us and become a pacific northwesterner soon!
Thanks for coming guys!  We had a really nice time and looking forward to seeing you guys next time!