Life Is: From the east to the west

Life is from the east to the west

Once again it has been awhile since I have done an update on here and once again I am using Facebook as my excuse. Thanks to smart phones my Facebook has been updated more periodically with much of what is going on in our daily lives. A constantly moving little boy means short updates on my wall are so much easier than sitting down to actually type more than one complete sentence.

It’s hard to believe that we went from being on the east coast one month to the west coast the next. Anyway, here we sit in Richland, Washington in another campground at another job. If you would have asked us two weeks ago if we like the area we would have said “we love it”, however, summer decided to hit hard and we have been in the triple digits or close for the last little bit and that is not so fun. We took a trip to the Oregon coast and Seattle and fell in love with that too. Ok, maybe not so much Seattle because of all of the people but there is so much to do and see. We met up with friends there at the end of the long holiday weekend and they played tour guide for the day! We hope we can go back someday and stay longer. We started our trip by going to the Tillamook cheese factory in Tillamook, OR and learning about all things dairy. We stayed the night in Pacific City and fell in love with the little town. We never considered ourselves “beach” people but in a place where the average yearly temp stays around 60 degrees, we may have a change of heart. We picked a random town to spend the night of the 4^th in, (Centralia, WA) and enjoyed the local celebration with remote control speed boats, hot dogs, a parade and a demolition derby done race track style. We had so much fun spending time together as a family and seeing the sights.

In a couple weeks Harlan and I will be heading back to Wyoming. I can’t believe that it is time for my 10yr class reunion. Nathan is going to fly out for that weekend and then Harlan and I may stay in Wyoming until Nathan finishes up with this job. I am so excited to see everyone, but also kind of sad to leave this place behind. We have loved having our own little yard here at the campground. We spend many afternoons outside playing in water and letting Mo chase the Frisbee. We are also close to a wonderful park with a trail that follows the Columbia River. We go walking 2-3x/week for about 4miles. Mo comes with us and we stop at the boat dock and let Mo go swimming. Harlan gets a kick out of this and likes trying to throw the stick for Mo. One of my favorite things about the area is that almost every park has a splash pad or some sort of water feature. Our favorite is the wading pool that is in the same park we walk to. So fun and useful when it is so hot outside. Ok, so maybe it is my favorite because it guarantees a three hour nap for the little man. Yay!! Speaking of Harlan, he is getting to be so big. He got his first haircut this last weekend. Many of you saw the pictures on Facebook. I wasn’t sure how I was ever going to get him to sit still for it so I am glad there was a place that specializes in kid’s haircuts. He is learning more and more words and loves to help with whatever mom or dad is doing. He loves talking on the phone, playing with his train track and anything else that has wheels, reading books and getting into trouble. I could go on forever about all of the things he has learned because there is something new every day. Keep checking Facebook for more fun pics!

We have been so fortunate in our travels and continue to thank God each day for this wonderful life we live. Well, until next time may God continue to bless you, keep you safe and give you the grace to make it through the tough days!