We've been on vacation!

We have just returned from 9 days of vacation! We started out our trek with a surprise 40th anniversary party for Byron and Mary (Chris' parents). They were completely shocked to see 80 of their closest friends and family all in the same place to honor them. It truly was a wonderful tribute to their marriage. A good time was definitely had by all! In addition to all of the people, Adam (Chris' brother) prepared a slideshow of their parents' life together. To top it all off, Chris and each of his brothers prepared a small speech on what it meant to be raised by their parents. There wasn't a dry eye in the place.

Byron and Mary watching the slide show.

The Roselli boys as they shared what it means to have Byron and Mary as parents.

And then, it was off to Black Butte for 4 days! We spent our time in the pool, bike riding, going for walks, feeding horses, napping and reading. It was just perfect. With a set of grandparents and uncles around for 4 days, you can imagine how spoiled Lexi was. She is re-learning how to just have mommy and daddy around!

Lexi and Daddy snuggling in the morning before the day's activities started.

Look what happens when Uncle Adam is in charge for awhile...I end up wearing mommy's jammies!


That's a really big horse, you want me to feed it?


Daddy and Lexi trying out the new bike trailer for the first time.

On our bike ride through Big Meadow.

Check me out, I love this thing! "Go fast daddy!"


Endless hours of playing in the pool! What a fun time at Black Butte!


Then...we came back to Vancouver for the weekend to stay with Grammy and Papa. Our nephews Layton and Tanner were in town from Idaho and so we got to see them and play for awhile. The kids are so cute together. While we wish they could see each other more often, we cherish the time that they get to spend together and miss them every day.
The three grandchildren!


"Do you think Grammy will care that we are taking all of the rocks out of the candle garden? Of course not, we're grandchildren, we can do whatever we want!"

Grammy and Papa with all of their babies!

We even got to see Great Papa and Great Grandma before we came home. We had a nice dinner and visit with them. Great Papa even took us for a spin in his "dolf tart". So fun!