My boys and I recently arrived home from our two
and a half week road trip, visiting sweet friends and family all around
Washington and Oregon. That’s right, daddio took two weeks off - his first
break since Parkerman joined the clan! We had a fabulous time living out of our
suitcases, and soaking up the sunshine of Eastern Washington, then the snow and
icicles of Central Oregon. Yet before I dive into the details, let me first
paint you a little picture…Driving around with a wee one for more than an
afternoon outing to the grocery store looks a little something like this [if
you simply remove the man’s best friend from the front seat & insert a
wailing baby in the ever-so-crowded backseat.]
Thankfully Jordan’s car finally died, after investing one
too many pennies into it over the last couple of years, which means we got to
break into our non-existent piggy banks, travel down the road to our local used
car lot on the last day of the month, and spend more money than we’ve ever made
in our collective lives to purchase a larger, newer and safer vehicle. Welcome to
the family, Hyundai Santa Fe. You most definitely cost us more than we have
ever earned in our combined fifty-two years on this planet, so it’s safe to say
we’ll be keeping you in the family for.ever.
Parker's car. We'll just keep it til he's old enough to drive.
But I digress...
On the [never-ending] road.
Jordan and I were both over the moon excited to venture over
the mountains and show Parker around the motherland of Yakima. While in town, Jordan
gave a brief presentation at PNWU then we visited my favorite middle school
kiddos, drove through our old neighborhood, bundled up the baby and walked to
my favorite local coffeeshop with Jess and her baby, enjoyed fine dining and
diaper blowouts with our previous landlords at the Country Club, crashed our old Bible Study group and passed Parker around to some of our favorite friends.
We spent a late night at the Cherry household cuddled up to the fireplace, with
hot beverages in hand and good conversations filling the room. The next morning Jordan jumped out of bed at 5:30am to play
basketball, we went back to the middle school to attend AVID class and say
goodbye to the staff and students, then finished off our visit at our favorite
lunch spot. Did I mention we were only in town for 24 hours? We pulled out of
Yakima and onto highway 97 with stuffed bellies and full hearts. On to the next
adventure...
FMS - one of mom's favorite places, visiting some of her very favorite people!
After being held, snuggled, sung to, rocked, and played with for eight days straight, it is safe to say Captain Droolface is loved. Very, very well loved.
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