Seattle: Part 2!

So I apologize in advance for how many pictures I am going to post . . . there was just a lot going on in the last few weeks we were in Seattle and I wanted to share it all! We came back from Alaska on the 14th and kicked off "De Yager Family Fun Weekend" by going to the outlet mall (complete with some spending money from our parents!). From there we went on a beautiful hike. Unfortunately the rain followed us from Alaska and it was sprinkling off and on through our hike, so it was pretty cold! Even then we still had a blast! On Saturday we went Miniature golfing and played some other game tournaments (Rook and Ladder Ball). These games came with prizes so it made it a little bit more competitive and I will tell you that Brett and Courtney cleaned up and got all the prizes . . . oh well there is always next year! Sunday we went to Shaun and Courtney's house where we met Courtney's family for a barbecue/help finish putting bark around the tree the planted for Zachary. Here are some pictures from the weekend!

Uncle Shaun and Cayden on the hike. Cayden was a little bit more clingy (especially with me) since it was our first day back and only wanted to be carried by me. So that was a little challenging hiking with him and for the most part I had to pass a crying child over to someone else . . . he is getting heavy!

Our annual bridge picture with all the "kids"!
Grandpa and Grandma trying to help me out!
Family picture at the lake we hiked to!
Cayden was exhausted and fell asleep coming down the mountain . . . thanks Grandpa!
At Shaun and Courtney's house with Aunt Courtney! At least Courtney looks good . . . we have seen better from Cayden!
Cayden always has fun playing in their backyard . . . sometimes shirtless!
Playing baseball with Aunt Natasha and Uncle Brett! And I will quote Matthew: "I don't think Cayden is going to be a baseball player" :)
Playing with Uncle Brett, Uncle Shaun, and Aunt Natasha
The De Yager family picture shoot . . . pretty difficult with Cayden!
Grandma and Grandpa with Cayden
Playing some Boccie Ball
This is what Cayden liked to do with Uncle Shaun . . .
and Uncle Brett :)
On Monday Matthew, Cayden, and I went down to Greenlake to play at the park!
He saw some girl doing this on the slide and had to copy her!
This kid has some strength and you will find him hanging on about anything he can!

Another park day, this time with Grandma!

Picking a honeysuckle flower (I am not sure if that is what they are called, but that is what I called them growing up, so we are going to go with that!).
Showing Cayden you can suck the honey out of the flowers, I don't think he got it!
It was pretty hot that day so we had him try out the sprinkler with Grandma
So we tried the sprinkler and after crying a lot because there was grass on his hands and feet, we moved up to the deck and sprayed him with the hose. He seemed to like that a lot better not to mention it was a lot cleaner :)!
So fun!
Trying to catch the water in his mouth!
He had a ball!
And then he was done and cold!
Matthew left on Wednesday the 19th and on Thursday we met up with Sabrina, Alyssa, and Evan to go to the Cougar Mountain Zoo.

Here is all of us at the zoo-I think we got everyone looking on the first shot!!!
Alyssa and Cayden looking at the statues of animals, I guess those were more interesting then the real ones!
Cayden playing with Evan so he doesn't feel left out!
Cayden and I!

I just love this picture of Evan!

Alyssa and Cayden playing their favorite game . . . Chase!
Copying each other's every move, literally!
Evan really wanted to get out and join in the fun!
Aunt Natasha took Cayden one afternoon to get ice cream at McDonalds!
I got to hang out with Valerie one night and she first came over to visit Cayden!
Visiting Connie . . . and eating her cookies!
I also got to hang out with my friend Joy quite a few times . . . and we finally got a picture!!
Hmmmm . . . Grandpa puts his computer up on the table so Cayden would not get it but he managed to climb up on the table anyways to get it. I guess when there is a will there is a way!
Grandpa and Cayden playing outside!
Cayden was helping Aunt Courtney pick some tomatoes
Uncle Brett playing with Cayden, he was so wound up this night, it was hilarious!
He was definitely attacking Uncle Brett here!
After his bath . . . time to calm down now!
I think I got a more posed picture of the three of them . . . but this one was way better, so I went with this one!
Aunt Natasha and Cayden playing!
Grandpa giving Cayden a piggy back ride!
Uncle Shaun and Cayden!
Grandpa reading one last story to Cayden before saying "good-bye"!
Cayden and I left on the 24th to come back to Azusa but we definitely had a lot of fun being in Seattle. We had fun seeing our family and friends and just wished we did not live so far away! I did not have fun flying back alone with Cayden, it is a lot of work and so much easier when we fly with Matthew! But we made it back safe and sound and now our back into the swing of things around here. I have some pictures to post from the past few weeks and then I will be caught up on what has been going on!