6.09.2007

More on road trip to Oregon

Josh is trying to teach me the skill of making funny faces - as you can see, he is a pro at it. We played around the river at Fernview campground in OR. Josh actually jumped in the water later a couple of times. Besides being cold, he said it was Awesome! really refreshing and supposedly fun :o) I decided I was content with just watching. Finally home in Lebanon, OR. Mom had made us o'henry bars - yummy! We got to spend a day at the Oregon Coast - Jordan loved chasing the waves back and forth. This is Josh's first time being in the northwest at all. He of course jumped in the pacific ocean as well - despite the freezing temperatures. He is quite the texan because all of the oregonians were like - "you're crazy!" no one else was swimming in the water. Look who's taller! (for Josh's sake, I'll let everyone know that his feet are actually buried in the sand :o) We had a great trip together on the road as well as spending time with family and friends. Thanks so much for keeping us in your prayers! Today, we had a garage sale - getting rid of quite a bit of stuff, especially clothes. Mom, Amy, and I will probably be moving to Idaho in July to be closer to my sister, Katie. Amy is due any day now with her second child - a little girl. Katie is also having a baby girl at the end of July. Amy also just picked up Cruz from the Portland airport. He will be visiting for two weeks to see the baby and then will be going back to serve in Iraq. On monday, I'll start working at the Van Essen Nursery - 50 hours/week. It will be a busy job for about 3 or 4 weeks. God worked it out perfectly just incase we are moving in early july. Lots of new changes in our family this summer - but I believe God is working it all together according to His plan and his good purpose. Kimber and Ben will also be moving to Palmer, AK in July. Ben already got a job as a second grade teacher!

Home in Oregon

Dress up for the tea party at Josh's home in Woodlands, TX. We got to spend a couple of days at Josh's home before leaving for Oregon. On our way, we stopped at the Big Texan restaurant. I got to sit in the largest rocking chair ever! The seat was as long as my legs! In Amarillo, Texas, we stopped at the palo duro canyon - such a beautiful place! We would have loved to have more time here. Thanks to my brilliant idea, we walked barefoot down stream in the little river at the bottom of the canyon. You couldn't see thru the water - scary! A snake actually swam by my leg - yikes! Finally, on our way over the cascade mountain pass in Oregon! lots of laughter! The trees smelled so good! fresh air!