We left early on Friday morning for the Northwest. We had packed the car the night before so all we had to do was wake up and go. Our first stop was Williams, CA, and we had breakfast at the McDonald's. Russell likes the fruit & walnut salad (minus the yogurt), and his own container of milk, so he did just fine. We arrived mid-afternoon in Oregon at the Peters' home.
We stayed with the Peters for two days/three nights. After church on Sunday, we went to the beach. Russell got cranky later on due to his missed nap. In theory, he was supposed to sleep in the car, but obviously, there was misunderstood communication on his part!
Russell only claims one stuffed animal, and sharing it is not his idea of fun;-)
After reaching my parents' home later the following week, we attended my 10th high school reunion. It was a lot of fun, but it would have been great to see more faces. Out of a class of about 400, maybe 70-80 were there.
Mom and Dad celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on the 13th. I made a mistake and bought a second cake and more ice-cream, so we ended up with two cakes and three gallons of ice-cream. Oops.
Russell loved his 'horse' (better known as a little deer) at Grandma Waitt's house. Each time he passed it in the hallway, he'd make his 'neighing' sound. It was good to see Grandma again but it is still hard to know that Grandpa isn't there.
We spent two nights with my aunt and her family in North Vancouver on the way back to the States. Dawn-Marie is six weeks younger than Russell. They both loved blueberries and didn't mind taking more from the other's bowl;-)
The last night before returning home was spent at Dan's uncle and aunt's home in Vancouver, WA. Two of Dan's cousins came over and one brought her two children. Russell loved the playmates and especially loved this 'Rocking Goldfish'. We left Vancouver at 7am the next morning and got back to the Peninsula at 7pm. Russell did his very best at being tied into the carseat for so long and it will be a while before we decide to drive the I-5 again- even we were sore once we got home!
8 comments:
Great pictures and I am so glad you came for a visit. We had a wonderful time. Road trips are memory makers and I can tell you lots of fun things to think back on.
Your pregnant friend, Alysun doesn't look very pregnant, but perhaps she should be laying off the Mo's fish and chips.
Welcome home! So glad you had a good trip, it looks like you had a great time. The photos are great! Love the blueberry sharing shots!
Thanks for sharing your cool trip - you're such a good photographer! Glad you're home safe and sound - we missed you.
Hi guys (it's Ann)! Glad that you are back! Missed you.
I am so glad you all are back safely. I'm looking forward to talking to you and hearing about everything! Love, April
Looks like you had alot of fun! And wow, is Russell ever growing up fast....
These are the cutest photos. It looks like you had a great time.
i live in williams, ca wait no wait used to, haha well hoped you liked it, not much to do or see
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