We made it!! We are in Washington now and having a fabulous time.
We enjoyed many days of beautiful weather when we first arrived and spent a lot of time outside. It's been a great combo of work and play. Some of our fair weather highlights include an evening walk on Alki beach. I LOVE it there. Unfortunately we can't get there during low tide, but we enjoyed sunset and beauty anyway. (Don't mind the sloppy collage, I just didn't want to put a million individual pictures on here.)
We've also enjoyed some outside work. First we took on the flower bed... just trim and split some plants, weed and add some nutrient rich soil. Then we thought we get some old dead roots out of the grass from a tree we cut down years ago. What a feat! Next (and remember I haven't posted for over a month, we're not ambitious or strong enough to do these every day) we dethached the lawn, followed by aerating, adding in some compost, and then reseeding. We're still working on the reseeding, but hopefully we'll see some new life in the next week.But, back to the fun. I don't want you to think we're productive all the time. We've also enjoyed an afternoon drive to Bremerton which is always a favorite because we can ride the ferry home. It was all planned thinking Madi would really enjoy the ferry boat, but of course that's precisely when she fell asleep, right before we boarded the ferry. Oh well, I'm a kid and I don't think I'll ever get sick of ferries. It was a beautiful afternoon and there were TONS of sailboats on the water. I also love seeing Seattle from the water as you pull in on the boat.
We've also begun preparing for the rainy season which now seems to be upon us and I bought Madi a tunnel and fort system. She loves her playhouse, especially when she has company.
Sorry, but I'm all blogged out for the day. I refuse to proofread...so excuse my language :o) But, stay tuned for another update including my job, Kevin's school and standardized test status, and a few more fun things. Thanks to all those who diligently check our blog and sorry it has been so out of date for so long.
(And special thanks to the Neals who finally motivated a new post :o) Miss you guys!)
I'll try to post again soon, and I'll work on taking more pictures. (The truth is that I take plenty of pictures, I just take bad pictures that aren't worth posting...And when we play at home Madi looks like a neglected child you'd see on a commercial asking for money. It isn't that she never wears real clothes, it's just that she usually doesn't get dressed until after noon :o) Ooops. Anyway, happy October...I miss you all and can't wait for your updates!
