westward ho!

I guess we are now about as west as we can go. We are visiting my family now in Washington state, and it has been really nice. We have done a LOT of driving and I am tired of that, so it's good to be in one place for more than three days. We went from Colorado to Idaho to Utah to Idaho to Washington. On the drive up to Washington we went the north way through Montana and northen Idaho and across Washington through Spokane. It was a very pretty drive up through Montana and Idaho, the rivers were so clear and the forests so green and the sky so big and blue... We stopped in Coeur D'Alene (I hope I haven't botched the spelling of that) and had a wonderful lunch and break on the beach. The weather was warm with a cool breeze and the water cool but warm enough to wade in and we had a hard time getting the kids (and ourselves) back in the car to drive again. I've decided I'm with Debbie, if I grew up there I wouldn't want to leave either! It was beautiful.

We got up here to Washington and got into wedding mode, and got my sister all married off. Things went smoothly and we had a fun but very very long day. The kids were troopers and were so cute in their wedding duds, I have to attach a picture:

Tomorrow we are going to the beach to play at the bay and maybe pick some raspberries. It is fun now that the wedding is over to have some real down time and be able to play and relax a bit. Next week we will have to head back to real life and all it's worries but we are enjoying our time now.

Oh, and Calvin is walking! He can go across the room now, and prefers walking to crawling. He has also figured out how to navigate the stairs up and down (we didn't have any at our old house) and is fascinated with my parents' dog (and managed to beat it up... the kid's not scared of anything except loud noises. He grabbed onto the dog (which stands taller that he does) and pulled his hair and whacked his head and nose a few times, so now the dog won't go anywhere near him!).

I also have to say "hey" to all the friends back in Lexington. I think about you guys a lot and miss you. Thanks for being so awesome and such great friends!!