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Beijing II
I'm not quite sure of the best way to go about sharing and documenting this trip. I'm taking SO many pictures and we're seeing so many incredible things that I'd love to share. If I feel like I'm experiencing China for my younger sisters, nieces and nephews then I suddenly see it through various…
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Flying through Tokyo
We had a three hour layover in Tokyo before heading to Beijing. I was shocked by the landscape we saw flying in. I guess having heard how overpopulated Japan is, I figured I would see nothing but skyscrapers and high rise apartment buildings. Instead, what I saw was this: miles and miles of rice…
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Rusticating with cousins
Scotland playing ball with his cousin Bryce The first leg of our trip was spent with my folks in Moxee, WA gettting Scotland adjusted in preparation to leave him for two weeks (Ack!) Five of my other siblings were also there! It made for a mini-reunion, which was super fun. My parents live on a…
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Seattle!
Welcome back to the Cascades! Yesterday, we trampsed around Seattle for a few hours seeing it with fresh and excited eyes- our new hometown! The Seattle airport is one of my favorite to fly into because of the views of the Cascades and specifically Mt. Rainer. Mt. Rainer We met our landlord, Laura and saw…
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Friends
I’ve been reminded of the blessing of friends this week. I returned to teaching after a week off for spring break (Though it felt like a month) and was delighted to catch up with my students. They are so dear to me. I loved meeting Olivia’s new puppy hearing about Bill and Katie’s trip to…
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Lexington and Concord
While we were in Boston we escaped one morning while Archer was a Preschool and Amelia was napping and headed to Lexington and Concord to see the sights. While most of the homes and visitors centers were closed (They open by reservation) I was surprised by how touching just being on location was. When we…
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Boston with the Brayley's
After a day and a half in New York we drove north to Boston to visit Cassie, Doug, Archer and Amelia. Scotter and Archer couldn’t have been faster friends. They immediately took to each other, playing happily the whole visit. (Of course there were a few scurmishes.) It was so fun to see the two…
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NYC- Aunt Adi and Uncle Jeremy
It’s been a whirlwind week for us. With the reality of our imminent move to the West coast we decided to capitilize on Tom’s time off, and our nearness to Adi and Cass and drive out and visit them one last time before we head off. We were nervous about the 20 hours of driving,…
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Interview Tour de West: Logan, UT – Part 2
The holiday featured plenty of playful moments. Becklyn is always keen for a laugh, as seen below featuring a stocking gift she received: The Big Kids Outing included “cleaning the sink” at Angie’s restaurant. Both sinks below were filled to overflowing with ice-cream, bananas, toppings and whipped cream. Thanks to Landen and Keiton’s resilience they…
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Interview Tour de West: Logan, Utah – Part I
Brecklyn, Sabina, Brigette, and I After two wonderful weeks in Salt Lake with Brigette I headed up to Cache Valley with Sabina. She and Brecklyn drove up to take Brigette and I out to see the Christmas concert by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra on Temple Square. I was excited to have a girl’s…