We just returned yesterday from a three-week road trip through Washington to see our friends and family and introduce them to Payton Frances. Some of you may balk at the idea of spending hour upon hour in a truck with a three and a half year old (minus a DVD player) and a newborn, but you see, this is how our family does things ... we like to have a little bit of adventure.
Our first stop was in Tri-Cities where we spent some time with Grandma Jan & Grandpa Chris and visited my dear friend, Kelli, and her two kiddos. Below is a pic of Ryder with her daughter Estella. (She also has a 1 and a half year old boy, Brooks, and they are coming to visit us this weekend in Boise!)
After spending some time in Tri-Cities, we traveled up to Seattle where the adventure continued. We enjoyed visiting with friends and family. Here's a picture of Ryder and Payton with their Great Grandpa Marr (he's 101 and a half!).
We then headed up north for a week to Jeremy's family cabin on Camano Island where we got to build moats on the beach, make s'mores around the campfire, take long walks and enjoy the sights, smells and sounds of the Pacific Northwest.
We were able to get some great pics from our time at the cabin (mostly of Ryder & Payton) ... until my battery died (yes, out of all the stuff we packed I seemed to forget the battery charger).
View from the cabin.
Uncle Peter better watch out, Ryder sure is smitten with Kaitlyn.
Ryder loved the outside shower. Here he is giving us his best model pose.
Nap time for Daddy and Payton.
The moat before the tide came in ...
... and after.
While we enjoyed seeing everyone, it sure is good to be home.
2 comments:
I'm so sad that we couldn't of been in the Tri-Cities when you were visiting! Hopefully at Christmas we can get together. We just booked tickets yesterday!
thanks for the great pictures! We miss you guys and can't wait for our adventure together in December and February. We are having a great time with the grandparents out here...and we are enjoying hearing more stories of your time together at camano.
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