The Move

We determined that driving our stuff in a U-haul across the country with three kids was not in our best interest. Since one of Ryan's classmates from the University of Washington was also moving to Rochester to begin residency with Ryan, we decided to share a full ABF trailer. 29 feet of semi trailer may sound like a lot, however between the two families, there are a total of 8 kids and Ryan's classmate owned a house during dental school. Needless to say, both families had to get rid of a substatial amount of stuff in order to make it all fit.

We said goodbye to our Seattle appartment and to many wonderful friends - We really loved our time in Seattle.

Some Highlights of our Last few Months in Seattle

Pike Place Market in the Spring

The Mariners at Safeco Field

Boating on Lake Washington and Lake Union

Lake Chelan with the Garcias

Grandpa Walker & Granny Kate came to Visit with Aunt Kelsey and Cousin Rylee for St. Patrick's Day

Riding on the Ferry - We all love Grandpa Walker's Peanut M&Ms

The Seattle Waterfront

Visiting the Vancouver and Seattle Acquariums

Jeffery's Blessing

3 Peas in a Pod

Our trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon

Back to the Blog

Well, it's been a long time since we updated the blog. It certainly has been a busy past 6 months for our family. Moving to Rochester from Seattle and getting settled into a new place has been both one of the hardest things we have ever done as well as a great experience for learning and growing. There may have been places where it would have been easier for Ryan to do his residency, but we are now more confident than ever before that Heavenly Father is watching over us and that this is where he wants us to be right now.

I'm going to add a few posts today to catch up for the past few months, then we are planning on updating the blog on Sundays from now on.

These first photos are from Ryan's graduation just before we left Seattle.

Brothers

It’s a lot of fun to watch Jeffery get older. Jeffery reminds me of Jacob in so many ways. Jeffery is 5 months old now!!

Old Friends

We went to Spokane last weekend to see visit some friends before we leave the Northwest.  Jacob was so excited to see some of his old friends. The first picture was taken last weekend of Will, Morgan, Halle, Jacob, Grace & Will. The second picture was taken in May two years earlier!

 

Pathetic...

I don't have new pictures to post right now. Lately, I have stopped taking pictures of the kids and using my memory card to take photos of our junk that we are trying to sell on "Craig's List."

This is one of our more memorable Craig's List transactions.

Ryan made this fence for our patio four years ago to keep the kids in. I decided to post it on Craig's List for $25 before I took it out to the trash. Why not?

I received a call a few days later asking me if I would be willing to donate our fence. I quickly chimed in "Sorry..but we have 3 kids and we need the money for a 3,000 mile move for more schooling."

The man then proceeded to tell me that he's in charge of an organization that performs random acts of kindness in the community. His group wanted to put our fence in a disabled woman's yard to keep her pets in. I told him that his organization sounded nice, but I would have to check with my husband. When I called him back and told him we'd be happy to donate our fence, HE WOULD NOT take our donation!! He claimed that he WOULD NOT accept a donation from us and that his group wanted to buy the fence from us. When he came to pick up the fence, he actually gave Ryan more money than we asked for. He then asked Ryan again how many kids we have living in student housing.

Crazy? Huh? I'm almost 30 years old and a charity CALLED ME soliciting money or goods and at the end of the deal, they ended up donating to me an extra $5. Pathetic