Presidents' Day Weekend in Seattle

This past weekend, Thomas and I took the trek up to Seattle under some unfortunate circumstances.  We went for the memorial of his Grandfather and Grandmother who passed away a few months ago (a month apart!) They had been together for 65 years and after spending all those years together, they were laid to rest together in Port Angeles in a garden at the back of a church. It was really beautiful, and I know it meant a lot for us to be there for it. I mean, this is the 5^th after all (Thomas William Hawksworth V)! What was really nice was meeting the Hawksworth clan. Aunts, uncles and cousins showed up, which was cause for a nice reunion. My favorite was all the stories that were shared about their upbringing, and funny moments in their life. Even though I had only met them once, I felt like I really got a good sense of who they were.

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Brothers...watch out for that truck!

Icy and Thomas

Cousins (Thomas, Richard, Gaby, and Jake)

Martha, Rob and Tom

The fam

Cute new couple! (Cassie and Richard)

Nice face!

FUN on the Fourth

This past weekend went so quickly. Maybe it was because we were so busy and having a lot of fun. We survived the parents meeting the parents! They actually hit it off really well to the point where they were about to exchange email addresses. Thomas and I exchanged worried looks. There could be a conspiracy happening here…

Some highlights:

Wild Animal Park almost killed us with the heat

Pools are the best remedy to heat exhaustion

Seattle Sounders tied against LA Galaxy on the Fourth

Neon green shirts are IN!

Fireworks took our breathe away, but not without our necks aching

The entire family!

Pool time

Deep in conversation

Hawksworth Family

The Seattle Sounders BIGGEST fans



T and I in our neon green



Fireworks!



Happy Fourth of July!