Back in Pasco

We have had an adventurous couple of days with my family this past weekend.  Erin and David came up from Utah, so we decided to go down to Pasco at the same time so we could all be together.  We did a lot of really fun things together; it is great being able to spend time with loved ones.  Even if it is only for a couple of days.

One day we went on a hike up Badger Mountain.  I don’t know if it was just bringing around a sixteen-month-old or if it was being pregnant, or the combination of the two, but that was a challenging hike.  My mom and Whitney and I went up the easy side, but I think it was just the long side of the mountain.  We definitely took breaks along the way to get some water and rest a minute.

Here we all chill on the top of the mountain.  It was a pretty view from up there, so we stopped for a picnic lunch before heading back down.  I figure I got the exercise that a pregnant woman needs to count for at least a couple of days.

We also did a lot of hanging out at home.  With all of us working together, we were able to finish a 1000 piece puzzle in just those couple of days.  It was nice to be able to play a bunch of games and talk while working on the puzzle and just relax to enjoy each other’s company.

Whitney has always loved dogs, but dogs have not always loved Whitney.  She is usually very nice to them, but she is a little exuberant and that scares the dogs away.  Zoey is my family’s dog and Whitney was always wanting to make friends with her, but Zoey didn’t like Whitney.  My mom came up with the idea of having Whitney give a piece of bacon to Zoey as a special treat and after that Zoey and Whitney got along fine.

Conner has this little tractor that you can sit on and push the gas pedal and it drives around.  One day he was being a nice uncle and he pushed the gas pedal and ran around the driveway with Whitney.  Every time he wanted to stop, Whitney kept signing ‘more’ and ‘more’, so I think poor Conner got pretty tired while Whitney was really happy.

This is only Whitney’s second time on a trampoline and she made us all a little nervous because she liked running close to the edge.  Thankfully, three of my siblings were also on the trampoline and they kept her from getting too close and falling off.  I don’t remember why we took her shirt off, but it came back on soon after getting back inside the house.

Will came to Pasco after work on Friday and then on Saturday we all went to Levy Landing for the day.  It is this great park which has a cool shady area with trees and BBQs, but also a beach area with a little lake for playing in.  We set up some camping chairs and Whitney decided she needed to try each one to see which she liked best.

Here Whitney and Will are on the beach and playing under the dragon.  It was a cool dragon decoration thing that appeared to be partially sticking out on the beach.

This is all three of us by the dragon with Whitney on its head.  She captured the dragon and saved the princess and all that good stuff.

The water was quite refreshing.  It was a little cool, but it didn’t start getting really cold until you moved farther away from the beach.  The bottom of the water was covered in mud.  So our feet got facials or footsials or something.  Whitney seemed to like the water for a little while, until she tripped into it one too many times and decided that she didn’t want the water on her face.

We stopped for a BBQ lunch and then there was a mud fight.

I didn’t participate because I didn’t have on good clothes and I knew Whitney didn’t want to be part of it.  But everyone looked like they were having fun.  And everyone got really muddy.

Whitney said goodbye to everyone on Sunday.  We had to get back to Cheney so Will could go to work and so Erin and David could catch their plane on Monday.  Whitney gave everyone some great hugs.  What a fun couple of days.