Road Trip!!!!!

Many years ago we lived in Northern Idaho in a little town called Hayden Lake.  It was an awesome place for little kids to grow up, especially if you liked to play in the woods and climb really tall pine trees.  Well....last week Russell and I took a little stroll up nostalgia lane and returned to that place and those memories.  We had such good friends there and had a chance to visit some of the best of them. 

This is the house we lived in then.  It was right in the middle of the woods.  Russell cleared the land so it could be built.  Now... there are houses all around it.  Eric, Royce, Blake and Meredith climbed those tall pine trees, often times to the tops. I had a little preschool here called Alphabet Soup Preschool. It was a fun little place to come to.

These are the Frantz boys.  They had a home out around Hayden Lake and we had lots of good times there.  Between our boys and these boys much mayhem and mischief was made, all in good fun of course.  We were able to spend an afternoon with them while we were up north and we loved seeing them all.  Between their family and ours I think there were 17 of us so it was a gang!  Their dad, Marty, (left in the picture), gave Colby the name of Little Thunder Diaper when she was first born and it has been one of her nicknames ever since. It is crazy to see these guys all grown up with little kids of their own. 

Our next stop was Seattle to visit Blake and Lindsey in their new home.  Blake is at the University of Washington doing a dental  residency.  He is studying to be a prostadontist, (not really sure how that is spelled).  They live on campus in a nice little 2 story apartment.  When we lived in Hayden Lake, Seattle was one of the places we visited often because we were in that temple district, so going back there was really fun for us. We got to go back to all our favorite places we haven't seen in many years. 

One place we love is Pike Street Market Place.  We got on the bus and rode there twice while we were visiting.  Here are the boys having fun on one of our visits.  We also ate on the wharf one night and this is the delicious dinner Lindsey and I shared:

It was a treat!!!!!

Caleb

Spencer

Ethan

Bus riding photos.....

We also rode a ferry to Bainbridge Island one day for a little adventure. The boys were so excited to ride on the big boat and see the cars ride on and off with us. 

While we were there this little fellow joined the Royce and AubRee Barney family.  

Meet Kruz Kent Barney:

We are pretty excited because he is moving here next week!!!!!!

After our Seattle visit we drove down the coast to visit some of our other favorite places, Seaside and Tillamook, Oregon. Seaside has a yummy restaurant called Pig and Pancakes where we went for breakfast  and then we took a stroll on the beach.  We were able to stop and visit my mom on the way home and it was good to spend some time there. It was so nice to have a week with Russell and just do whatever we wanted to do.  It was a much appreciated week of rest, fun, and relaxation.  Now it is back to work and the real world, darn it!