Ocean Shores, WA

Saturday was warm and sunny, the perfect day for the beach! The REAL beach, as in, THE PACIFIC OCEAN! It's only about 90 minutes away! So cool!
Silly kids! Logan and Hannah were a little scared of the water and ran away whenever a wave came in...
...but they sure loved digging in the sand!

It may have been a warm day, but the water was COLD! Bryan took the plunge anyway!

Capitol Fountains

Last week, we went with the Yonkers to play in the fountains downtown. They are in such a cool location - the Capitol Building and Capitol Lake on one side, and all the sailboats on the Sound on the other side.
Logan really got into it, despite the cool 70* temperature. He and Dillon especially liked putting their shoes over the holes and watching the fly up into the air when the water sprayed.

Hannah liked the drinking fountain best of all. Or "drinky mountain" as she calls it.

Mom, can I give you a hug?

Me: "Sure Logan."
hugging
Logan: "This is going to be a long hug, okay."

A Little Sunday Reading

When we got home from church today, Hannah grabbed a book and headed out to the sidewalk to do a little reading out in the sunshine. Have I mentioned how nice the weather is here?

We made it!

We left Ohio exactly one month ago. That sure flew by! Logan, Hannah, and I flew to Utah as planned, but Bryan and Andrew ended up driving instead because we didn't sell the Escort in time. Once we all arrived, we bought a pretty new minivan (well, new to us) from our friends, the Hamps. Hopefully we will have better luck with this one (heehee). We had a wonderful time with family in Utah, so I have a bunch of pics to blog of parades, swimming, boating, and all sorts of fun that I will hopefully get to soon.

About two weeks ago, we left Utah and headed North! We broke up the 14-hour drive by staying with our BFFs, the Shupes, who live in Tri-Cities, WA. They were gracious enough to let us stay and play with them for a couple nights. We love those guys! After that, there were only four hours left to Olympia.

So here we are! We rented this cute little house on a quiet street full of trees! It's like we have our own little forest bordering the property. Olympia is so beautiful and everyone has been so friendly and welcoming. The family across the street has little boys the same ages as Logan and Hannah, so they play together almost every day. The ward has been very welcoming and we feel like we already have some friends. I think we are really going to like it here!

Bryan has been busy studying for his boards which are coming up in a couple of weeks, after which he will begin his new job at Providence St. Peter's Hospital. We feel so grateful for so many friends who helped us pack in Ohio, and grateful for new friends here who helped us move in. Again, I am reminded how wonderful the organization of the Church is. No matter where you go, there are always people there to help take care of you!

Fun times in with the Thompsons

More Delta Fun!

Farewell, Cleveland!

Four years ago, I was crying because I had to go to Cleveland. Now I'm crying because I have to leave. Life's so funny that way. It's been a good four years. We've been blessed with so many life-changing experiences and wonderful people who have been so good to us. I'm sure going to miss you, Cleveland.