Friday, July 11, 2008
Out of Order
OK, I just put up a lot of posts...however they are out of order...oh well. It's safe to say it all happened and we are moved and in Washington!
Fairwell BBQ
We had a goodbye BBQ at Promised Land State Park. It was great to surrounded by friends and family. I forgot the camera, so cell phone pics will have to do!
Celeste and Natty eating the Kings' yummy cheesecake. We're hoping they'll send us some for Christmas next year! Don't think it would make it through the mail though...sad, it is the best cheesecake you'll ever taste!
Tim and Fred King chattin'
Jazzy and Maria
Oliver and Audrey
Cousins: Sophia, Elijiah, Andrea, and Monica
Great friends, Christine Schmitt, Karen Verbeke, Barb King, Nana, Grandpa and Tyler.
Lookin' cool, Sed!
Elvis and Yvonne...master cooks!
Celeste and Natty eating the Kings' yummy cheesecake. We're hoping they'll send us some for Christmas next year! Don't think it would make it through the mail though...sad, it is the best cheesecake you'll ever taste!Tim and Fred King chattin'Jazzy and Maria Oliver and Audrey
Cousins: Sophia, Elijiah, Andrea, and Monica
Great friends, Christine Schmitt, Karen Verbeke, Barb King, Nana, Grandpa and Tyler.
Lookin' cool, Sed!
Elvis and Yvonne...master cooks!Life is a Highway
And so begins wave 1 of our cross country trip. Tim is actually driving it twice. The first time we drove out our camper with Audrey, Celeste, and Natalia. In a week Tim will be flying back to PA and driving out one of our cars and trailer with Becky, Sophia, Nana, Lance (our Brittany) and Rio (our 10 year old Beagle). We are excited to have Nana come and stay with us for a week in our new home. During our trip there were many thumbs up/thumbs down moments. Everybody had their own list:
THUMBS UP: Celeste - Crossing the Mighty Mississippi, seeing a wild horse stampede, learning to do an underwater flip, swimming each night. Audrey - seeing antelope, practicing underwater handstands, meeting new dogs at each campground (especially "Bella" the Bassethound), playing the license plate game even though Dad won every day. Natty - Swings, going on walks with Daddy looking at campers and doggies, thowing toys in the pool. Dad - watching the landscape change from East to West, good driving weather, car and camper working properly, the power of Zantac. Mom - no cooking, seeing baby animals, seeing our moving truck pass us...half way through our trip we were driving in S. Dakota and he hear a trucker's horn. And there it was, our home passing us! It left 3 days before we did. What are the chances of that?!
THUMBS DOWN: Celeste- listening to Natty cry in the car, having her hair messed up because of open car windows. Audrey - Sleeping by Natty in the camper, long car rides with Natty. (Notice a theme here?) Mom - Natty's wining. Natty - falling into pool, falling off picnic table, falling while walking, falling out of bed. (I would be grumpy too!) Dad - leaving the other kids behind, having S. Dakota's Revenge (Montezuma's distant cousin - therefore the thumbs up power of Zantac!), emptying waste tanks on camper, driving through beef country and not eating any steak, diesel prices.
THUMBS UP: Celeste - Crossing the Mighty Mississippi, seeing a wild horse stampede, learning to do an underwater flip, swimming each night. Audrey - seeing antelope, practicing underwater handstands, meeting new dogs at each campground (especially "Bella" the Bassethound), playing the license plate game even though Dad won every day. Natty - Swings, going on walks with Daddy looking at campers and doggies, thowing toys in the pool. Dad - watching the landscape change from East to West, good driving weather, car and camper working properly, the power of Zantac. Mom - no cooking, seeing baby animals, seeing our moving truck pass us...half way through our trip we were driving in S. Dakota and he hear a trucker's horn. And there it was, our home passing us! It left 3 days before we did. What are the chances of that?!
THUMBS DOWN: Celeste- listening to Natty cry in the car, having her hair messed up because of open car windows. Audrey - Sleeping by Natty in the camper, long car rides with Natty. (Notice a theme here?) Mom - Natty's wining. Natty - falling into pool, falling off picnic table, falling while walking, falling out of bed. (I would be grumpy too!) Dad - leaving the other kids behind, having S. Dakota's Revenge (Montezuma's distant cousin - therefore the thumbs up power of Zantac!), emptying waste tanks on camper, driving through beef country and not eating any steak, diesel prices.Hello Fall City
We arrived at our new home last Saturday. When we arrived, we found all of our Seattle family in our driveway to welcome us. What a surprize! We had a BBQ in the garage. I had no idea, but Tim had been planning it with my family all along. It was so wonderful to see everybody! Since then we have been unpacking box and after box. Audrey and Celeste have already had a sleepover with their cousins, Elise and Margot. They also went the Space Needle and Seattle Center. 
Goodbye Turkey Ridge
It was hard to say goodbye to our Pennsylvania home. So many wonderful memories there. Before we left we reminiced a bit, drove around to favorite places, and had fun in an empty, echoing house. Here are some highlights.
For 4 years worked on naming our property. It was a beautiful 40 acres of PA lush green forest. So much wildlife came to visit us each day. Turkey Ridge I think was the name that kept coming up. We loved our turkey neighbors who grazed in the front yard so often. We hope it brings as much joy to the new owners as it did to us.
We saw Guinea Hens while driving around our little town. It reminded us of when we first moved to PA...We saw baby turkeys near the road. Tim convinced Oliver to get out of the car to see if he could catch one. Little did Oliver know (but Tim did) that Mama was close by in the bushes. As soon as she saw Oliver, she chased him down and Oliver ran away for his life. Lesson: never mess with any mother's babies...you will pay!
Tim's favorite road, Old Greentown.
What can you do in an empty house?...Relays of course! On your mark, get set, go!!!!!
For 4 years worked on naming our property. It was a beautiful 40 acres of PA lush green forest. So much wildlife came to visit us each day. Turkey Ridge I think was the name that kept coming up. We loved our turkey neighbors who grazed in the front yard so often. We hope it brings as much joy to the new owners as it did to us.
We saw Guinea Hens while driving around our little town. It reminded us of when we first moved to PA...We saw baby turkeys near the road. Tim convinced Oliver to get out of the car to see if he could catch one. Little did Oliver know (but Tim did) that Mama was close by in the bushes. As soon as she saw Oliver, she chased him down and Oliver ran away for his life. Lesson: never mess with any mother's babies...you will pay!
Tim's favorite road, Old Greentown.
What can you do in an empty house?...Relays of course! On your mark, get set, go!!!!!La Cucaracha
Before we headed off to Seattle, we had many wonderful dinners out with Nana and Grandpa. This is one of the best...dining with the Mariachi and Grandpa's favorite Mexican restaurant. Roxanne and Tyler joined us too! Grandpa requested a special song about saying goodbye to loved ones. It was such a great evening.
Tim and Roxanne
Natty wasn't too sure about being serenaded so closely!
Tim and Roxanne
Natty wasn't too sure about being serenaded so closely!
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