Victoria, BC, Canada

We left Friday for Victoria,BC. We drove from Redmond to Port Angeles, Wa where we boarded a ferry for an hour and a half ride. The kids loved the ferry. Landon, his dad, and I were all sea sick. YUCK. We got settled into our hotel, got some dinner, and went to bed!

Saturday morning we went to The Butchart Gardens. This was the main reason we were there. My parents had been there many years ago, and I remember how much they loved them. I wasn't sure what to expect, or how the kids (and frankly the men) would like it. However, it was one of the most amazing, beautiful places I've ever been! The gardens were breathtaking. There was one section called The Sunken Garden, that is exactly how I picture the Garden Of Eden. AMAZING! I couldn't help but think of my friend Lori C. in AZ. She would have thought she'd died and gone to heaven in this place. I took lots of pictures of the flowers with her in mind!

After the garden, we did a little shopping for souvenirs. It was really interesting just walking around the harbour. Lots of little trinket shops, and street performers.

We got up Sunday morning, and headed back home. This time we all to Dramamine, and were much better on the ferry. This is definitely an experience I was hoping we would have while we lived up here, and it did not disappoint. Thanks mom and dad for the tip!

Redmond

We're here, and holy moly do we have a ton of stuff. It took 4 big men a little over 5 hours to move all of our stuff in. It was so crazy and overwhelming that I didn't even think to take any pictures. By some miracle I was able to find our sheets, and so we at least have our beds made and ready to be slept in for tonight. We'll unpack like crazy tomorrow, and then we're off to Canada on Friday. Poor Bumpa

On our way to Redmond

The movers came first thing Monday morning. We had a lot more stuff in Moses Lake than I thought we did. I'm so glad we didn't have to do this ourselves! It took 4 guys about 3 hours to load just the Moses Lake stuff. They left around 1pm, and headed to Pasco, WA where the rest of our belongings are being stored. They packed all of that up today, and will be here first thing in the morning to drop everything off. I'm so excited to have all of my things in one place.
This is the first night in our new house. We ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the kitchen floor, and slept on blow up mattresses! Can't wait for my own bed!

Boating on Moses Lake

We got up early this morning, and headed out on the lake. It was a beautiful day, and we had so much fun. The kids loved knee boarding, and flying around on this tube. Poor Kennedy with her cast couldn't do much, but we did put her on the tube and went soooo slow. For the most part, she was on flag duty. I'm not sure Bumpa enjoyed the boat as much as we did. He wore this life vest all day, and after lunch went back to camp for a nap. We stayed out until about 5pm, and then sadly returned the boat. After spending all day on the water, we decided that we definitely "need" our own boat! Right Lan???

Bumpa comes to visit

Bumpa arrived today, and will be here for about 10 days. The kids are soo excited he's here.Colton and Whitley decided that they were going to cook dinner by themselves tonight. They went through my cookbooks, and decided on what to cook, and then for the most part really did cook dinner. It was a little over seasoned, but for the most part was pretty good. Bumpa and Kennedy enjoying the fruit dip appetizer.

While they were cooking, Kennedy decided that Bumpa needed a new "do". Tomorrow, we're taking Bumpa camping and out on the lake!

AGAIN?? That's what I said...

So this is not the best picture, but this is it. This is our new house in Redmond, WA. That's right, we're moving AGAIN! This past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind. Landon got offered a promotion with Genie, which meant us moving to Redmond (just outside of Seattle). After a couple of trips to the area to check things out and many, many prayers we know this is what we're suppose to be doing. WHY???? Only time will tell. I only know that when we listen to our Heavenly Father, things have a way of working out better than we could've planned them ourselves. So that's what we're doing.

The kids seem to be just fine with the move. We talked to them alot about the move, and how they felt. They are a little apprehensive, but also very excited. It definitely helped to spend a couple of weekends there. After finding our house, they were even more excited. It's in a great community just 10 minutes from a huge shopping mall/area. And about the same distance from Landon's work. The elementary school is around the corner from our house, so the kids can walk to school. The neighborhood has a huge community center, and tons of trails for walking/hiking.

So the moving truck will be here Monday morning and we're off on our next adventure! Wish us luck...

Indians??

Kennedy said her stomach says "who wants to wrestle?" (see the word hoo)
This is what happens at the end of the summer, when you leave your kids alone for an hour!

School starts when???