One month ago...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 06:11PM Oy. I just realized (like just this moment while I was trying to think up a title for this post) that it's been a month since our trip to Washington state. Sorry. In my defense, in the three weeks since we returned home, the boys have had soccer camp, swim lessons, karate, a few playdates and normal homeschool stuff (which included adding cursive to our routine). (Remember, we're homeschooling year-round here...three weeks on, one week off, roughly.)
Plus, we've painted a few walls, changed out a couple large light fixtures, cleaned out gutters, continued the never-ending task of weeding the borders of our yard where things keep sneaking through from our four neighbors who share a fence with us, lol, sorted the house for yet another yard sale, got Nathan's car serviced, celebrated Micah turning five, saw "Despicable Me" in the theater, and a bunch of other stuff. Whew.
And. I managed to finally finish sorting and editing the 2000+ photos we took on the trip. Woohoo! Thanks for your patience. :) So. Without further ado, let me walk you through our July trip...
JULY 9-10: We drove. We loaded up and headed out around 5 pm on Friday and made it to Yakima, WA about noon the next day, having stopped only for bathroom stops and meals. Fortunately, the boys are awesome travelers now. :) Once we arrived at Nathan's parents', we turned over boy duties and Nathan and I took a nap. ;)
JULY 11: We went to church then over to a friend's for a little barbecue/World Cup Soccer finals party. The kiddos present had a grand time with the little inflatable pool:
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(That's my Asher leading the charge, lol.) After water play, the end of the soccer game and some good eats...we all headed back over to the church for the baptism of TJ & Kim's new little girl...such a sweetie!
Following that, Nathan, the boys and I drove to Prosser (about 45 minutes from Yakima) to visit with my mom and grandma for a bit. We enjoyed a yummy dinner in town then headed back to Yakima for the night.
JULY 12: Nathan, his parents and the boys packed up and headed off to camp at Ohanapecosh (near Mt. Rainier). After they'd headed out, I drove down to Prosser to spend the rest of the day running wedding errands with my mom and baby sister.
JULY 13: I took a break from the wedding prep to drive up to Seattle with a childhood/college friend (who lives in Prosser) to meet up with a fellow college friend (who was in town from Houston, TX) and just hang out for the afternoon. Here's us on the Seattle wharf:
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It was awesome to catch up and just wander together!
Meanwhile, the boys were having a blast camping. That same day, Noah tells me, they hiked around the Grove of the Patriarchs:
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See the little specs in the bottom left corner? ;) Those are my guys.
JULY 14-15: While I spent the next couple days continuing to help with wedding stuff, the boys did plenty more hiking and some fishing with their grandpa. I don't know all the stories behind these pictures, but here are a handful of my favorites:
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JULY 16: Pictures first:
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TJ and his boys had joined up with my gang by this time and the guys all went on a little hike before packing it up and heading back to Yakima, where I promptly threw boys in the tub and got everyone ready to head to the wedding rehearsal at the church in Prosser. Micah did an excellent job with his ring bearer role. ;)
John & Nancy (Nathan's parents) picked the boys up from the rehearsal and took them back to Yakima for the night whilst Nathan and I drove to the Tri-Cities (about 40 minutes in the opposite direction) for the rehearsal dinner (which was lovely!) before crashing for the night. :)
The next day brought the wedding...stay tuned for the next post... ;)
Reader Comments (2)
I love the picture of the kids running towards the pool, I also love the picture of your son sitting next to the river as it rushes by... it looks like it is moving in the photo! I don't much like the picture of your boys walking across the river on that big log! Way to scary, but they are so brave! Makes me exhausted hearing all you accomplished on the first week of your trip.
Liam looks so little and Noah soooo big on the left on that last picture... so funny and cute. I still have tons of images and video to process from that mountain trip, when I do I will get them to you Amanda!