We have made it to Seattle. It made for a long, tiring day, particularly for August who seems to be going through Granma and Granpa withdrawals. But it was a lot of fun.
August slept late, giving us some time to pack and hang out with my parents in the morning. Once everyone was awake, my mom made scrambled eggs for breakfast and we kept packing.
We left about 10:30 and made our first stop in Wenatchee where we dropped out car off at Jiffy Lube for an oil change. We walked over to Hastings and had shared a mocha and let August play with some of the toys while we waited. We went back to Jiffy Lube and the car was done and we were back on the road.
Our next stop was McDonald’s in Leavenworth for a quick lunch. Despite the quick visit, August still ended up playing in the water from a faucet attached to the building, using a salad bowl lid as a toy.
Somewhere around Monroe he fell asleep and slept until we parked at Ken’s Market. While Carly picked out some ice cream and snacks, August and I smelled the flowers and coffee and named the fruits.
We then drove to Derek and Andrea’s. Thatcher and August got off to a good start. They played in the house for awhile and then we all ended up in the back yard, where Thatcher introduced him to playing in the mud.
Derek made delicious shrimp and tofu tacos for dinner, after which we all went for a walk to a pea patch. Once there they played on the grass hill and in a rocky area for awhile before we headed back. August was obsessively pointing out the hoses and sprinklers that each house had. He is also, apparently, really into pointing out basketball hoops.
Back at the house Carly gave him a bath upstairs. Despite looking and acting tired, however, he bounced back from a first attempt to put him to sleep. He finally went to sleep a little past 10.
He is doing pretty well with their names (Andi, Dee Dee, and Atcher) and can point to them. He is also now picking up on ‘no’ and repeating it. He apparently had done this with Carly a couple of times, but I just heard it today.
In Chelan:
Seattle:
Pea patch:
