Traveling all over Washington State and entertainment

This is Andy's 21st year with his company.
So, we went to Yakima for his 20th anniversary dinner.
We hooked up 2 rooms at a hotel there through priceline, and drove down.
Last time we were in Yakima, I wasn't too impressed for some reason.
Now that I know several families from there, from the Ronald McDonald House, Yakima has a beauty I hadn't seen before.
It is beautiful!

A few days later, I needed to travel to Moses Lake for CPR training.
We were driving 60-70 MPH for about an hour, while it felt like something wasn't quite right.
Finally, we stopped at a rest stop and I had Andy look at the tires...
Sure enough, the back tire was flat.
We drove into Quincy and went to Les Schwab.
They found a screw in the tire, fixed it up, and had us on our way within about 15 minutes.
I was so impressed.

Josh wanted to prove that Weebles don't always not fall down.

Last week, Daniel and Josh went on a Scout hiking/camping trip.

They went 32 miles, although Daniel went 52 miles.

Kelly went to a leadership camp for the week.

So, it was just the younger girls, Anthony, Andy, and me.

We went to Spokane via Hwy. 2.

We hadn't been this way before and were astounded at the beauty of this route.

Almost NO traffic, and it was just so pretty!

We stopped at Dry Falls.

Anthony was tired of being strapped into his car seat.

The only place Andy felt it was safe to let him down in this caged area.

Everywhere else was a huge drop off.

While we stayed in Seattle for 14 months, one of the RMH families came from Davenport.

They said if we ever drove through, to stop at Edna's.

We did.

It was good.

But expensive for just a few of us.

Waiting for the food.

HUGE fries for Anthony.

He actually chose chips over fries though!

In Spokane, we stayed at the Ramada hotel right by the airport.

Another priceline deal.

I was very impressed with this one, it was roomy in the room, and there was a slide with the indoor pool.

Andy and I were there for a Michael Buble concert.

So, we went and picked up 2 of my nieces to babysit Anthony and the girls.

All the girls had fun, and Lilly only had to change one gross diaper.

I had Andy check his cell phone every 10 minutes, poor guy.

I have to be paranoid though.

Cousins in the pool.

Lilly

Grace

Janice

At the concert...Andy's not too comfortable with the self-portrait taking.

Naturally 7 was Michael's opening act.

If you EVER get a chance, SEE this group!

They were amazing, and made the cost of the tickets worth every penny.

They sing a capella, and use no instruments. Amazing.

We sat close, but it was still a better view to watch the screen next to us.

Although Michael Buble put on a great show, it wasn't that great to me.

He sounds better on cd or maybe in a more intimate setting than an arena.

He was pretty egotistical, although I can't blame him too much for that when there are so many women across the globe willing to give up everything to be with him.

His political humor was not needed, and if you're going to make a statement supporting a lifestyle, you don't mock those who do have that lifestyle in the next sentence.

Lastly, he used some language that wasn't necessary.

Buble's opening act, Naturally 7 was a lot cleaner, more fun, and made the concert.
I'll still be listening to Michael Buble though, and loving his velvet voice on the cd.

On the way back home, the next day, we went back via Hwy 2, then took a different road than the one before.

We went through Sun Lakes, Ephrata, and then Quincy.

Another gorgeous drive!

Maggie looking at little red dots in the water.

Little blue dragonflies that were all over the place.

66 drowning deaths in Grant County since 1990...only 2 had life vests on.

We went to the pool at Ephrata.

Anthony finally does better at not trying to stick his face in the water and inhale!

I think it's because he's walking more now, so he's a little further from the water?

Lilly going on the lily pads.

Maggie on lily pads.

Andy was so sunburnt.

We got back in time for me to go to a service night at church.

We were making pillowcase dresses for girls in Africa.

I was able to finish 5 at home, and they are so cute!

Friday and Saturday, I canned apricots and made apricot jam.

So pretty and soooo yummy!

After all the exhaustion of canning, I finished reading a book last night at 1AM.

At 4AM, Anthony woke up fussy and with a low temp.

After consulting with the on-call Hematology/Oncology doctor in Seattle, we went in to our local ER to get blood results and get Anthony checked out.

His blood results were good and after returning home, Anthony and I both slept for 4 1/2 hours.

It's pretty sad when I know who is likely to be working in the ER on a certain day at a certain time, so I rush to get in before shift change. Because I know how good the certain ones are with Anthony...although they're all good with him. Some are just more familiar now.