First day of school

School starts late here...after Labor Day. It worked out well for us because we were still moving in. Xavien and Kanayla were excited to start at their new school. Kanayla is in 3rd grade and Xavien is in Kindergarten.

Mt Baker

We took a drive up to Mt Baker today. We were able to see some beautiful waterfalls, glacier lakes, mountains, and even get far enough up the mountain to play in some snow. On the drive home we took a scenic highway that followed the ocean. So in one day we got to see a 10,000 ft. mountain and the Pacific Ocean! Pretty good!

Things I learned during the drive today....

• There are not enough public bathrooms for 4 year old little girls who suddenly tell you "I have to go NOW" in national forests.
• There is no such thing as too many flowers or rocks. And flowers do NOT belong in lakes.
• Always bring a sled if there is even the possibility of running into snow.

The ocean from Hwy 11.

The Nooksack River.

View of Mt. Shuksan from Picture Lake. (one of the glacier lakes)

New Home

We have finally arrived in Washington.
The drive across country went well...the kids did an amazing job.
Once we got to Washington we ran into a lot of last minute loopholes with our lender. But 2 weeks later than originally expected we closed on our first home.

I'm going to add pictures to this post later tonight but so far everything is great in the house. It will be a while before everything is how we want it but that is ok. The kids love their rooms and are excited to start school next week. There are still way too many boxes to unpack but progress is being made.The purple room is Kanayla's and Ivie's.
The blue cubby area is in our dining room and the kitchen will be painted the same color soon.
The last picture is of Xavien's room which is a green color with a brown accent wall.