Just a day after coming home from our Otter Crest trip Katie arrived here in Beaverton. What fun Katie creates! On her first night here she went with Dad and I to the Doobie Brothers concert at The Oregon Garden outdoor concert. Wow, this one was really packed; there was a sea of sand chairs, lawn chairs and blankets everywhere, mostly occupied by fans decades older than Katie! The music was a blast from the past, mostly my college years I think. The weather was a little iffy earlier in the day but it turned out to be a perfect temperature for the concert again. We have lucked out this summer with great concert weather!
Katie filled her visit here with dental and optometry appointments to catch her up for the several years that she has been in school. She also was able to take care of trips to the store for some returns so she accomplished much while home. Having just started a book series, she filled every empty minute finishing a book and a half!
A visit from Katie just wouldn't be complete without a sports event of some sort. She planned a Saturday trip to Seattle for an evening Mariners game; it turned out to be a great trip. We parked at Safeco Field and took a bus into town before the game to visit Pike's Market. We were a little late in the day for much fish flying though, but we enjoyed seeing lots of craft booths. It was like Eugene but without all the gray pony tails. Of course, Katie wasn't too sad that we missed all the fish activity! I just had to get a picture of her by all the displayed fish. It actually rained, even had a down pour while in the city but, by the time we returned to the ballpark, the weather was great again.
The game was LONG; Katie loved that! It went 11 innings. Dad, Adrianne and I were rooting for whichever team could end the game the fastest as Katie begged to stay until the bitter end! It was kind of exciting at the end when it looked like the Mariners might pull off a win with bases loaded but they the game was finished with men waiting to score.
It was a sleepy drive home since Katie and I were getting up early Sunday morning to travel south to pick up Adam in Jefferson. We arrived home at three in the morning. Even so, Katie and I arose early and got ready for church before the drive only to learn that there was a miscommunication. Adam was picked up after Beaverton First Ward instead of before so we could have slept a little longer!
I was able to substitute in the nursery and luckily the lesson was on forgiveness so I told the story of Joseph forgiving his brothers and all the children were able to make their very own grocery sack “coats of many colors” to wear home. I love that activity; the children love making and putting them on. Nursery is fun but exhausting!
Dad left to pick up Adam while I finished dinner. Grandma Maldonado came for dinner and games. Katie taught us (well re-taught since I played it years ago) a fun card game so now I have a few more in my arsenal of games. Adam got his fill of Uno Attack before bed and asked for the ping pong table to be lowered for the week. It should be fun.
Adam helped me with grocery shopping this morning to prepare for lour camping trip tomorrow. He is a great helper even at the self check out isle. He was good to organize all the food into certain grocery bags. After a trip to the movie with Grandma and girls to see Mamma Mia before Katie has to go home tomorrow (while Adam and Dad did a concrete project in the front yard, adding sealant to the exposed part of the driveway) I fixed dinner for the missionaries. They left a longer message than Adam had bargained for since all four of the missionaries took part in it.
Tonight Adam organized a ping pong tournament for Family Home Evening in which he beat each one of us (HIS CREATIVE RULES) and then we sat down to watch the animated movie, Robin Hood (It has been years since I have seen that) before bedtime!
Tomorrow is an early start to take Katie to the airport to go back to Provo and then packing for our camping trip to a new state park, L.L Stub Stewart. It will be perfect; it is only about 30 minutes away. It is brand new so there won’t be the normal vegetation of a regular state park but it will be camping none the less.
I hope that you also have a great week ahead. I love you, Love, Mom
Katie filled her visit here with dental and optometry appointments to catch her up for the several years that she has been in school. She also was able to take care of trips to the store for some returns so she accomplished much while home. Having just started a book series, she filled every empty minute finishing a book and a half!
A visit from Katie just wouldn't be complete without a sports event of some sort. She planned a Saturday trip to Seattle for an evening Mariners game; it turned out to be a great trip. We parked at Safeco Field and took a bus into town before the game to visit Pike's Market. We were a little late in the day for much fish flying though, but we enjoyed seeing lots of craft booths. It was like Eugene but without all the gray pony tails. Of course, Katie wasn't too sad that we missed all the fish activity! I just had to get a picture of her by all the displayed fish. It actually rained, even had a down pour while in the city but, by the time we returned to the ballpark, the weather was great again.
The game was LONG; Katie loved that! It went 11 innings. Dad, Adrianne and I were rooting for whichever team could end the game the fastest as Katie begged to stay until the bitter end! It was kind of exciting at the end when it looked like the Mariners might pull off a win with bases loaded but they the game was finished with men waiting to score.
It was a sleepy drive home since Katie and I were getting up early Sunday morning to travel south to pick up Adam in Jefferson. We arrived home at three in the morning. Even so, Katie and I arose early and got ready for church before the drive only to learn that there was a miscommunication. Adam was picked up after Beaverton First Ward instead of before so we could have slept a little longer!
I was able to substitute in the nursery and luckily the lesson was on forgiveness so I told the story of Joseph forgiving his brothers and all the children were able to make their very own grocery sack “coats of many colors” to wear home. I love that activity; the children love making and putting them on. Nursery is fun but exhausting!
Dad left to pick up Adam while I finished dinner. Grandma Maldonado came for dinner and games. Katie taught us (well re-taught since I played it years ago) a fun card game so now I have a few more in my arsenal of games. Adam got his fill of Uno Attack before bed and asked for the ping pong table to be lowered for the week. It should be fun.
Adam helped me with grocery shopping this morning to prepare for lour camping trip tomorrow. He is a great helper even at the self check out isle. He was good to organize all the food into certain grocery bags. After a trip to the movie with Grandma and girls to see Mamma Mia before Katie has to go home tomorrow (while Adam and Dad did a concrete project in the front yard, adding sealant to the exposed part of the driveway) I fixed dinner for the missionaries. They left a longer message than Adam had bargained for since all four of the missionaries took part in it.
Tonight Adam organized a ping pong tournament for Family Home Evening in which he beat each one of us (HIS CREATIVE RULES) and then we sat down to watch the animated movie, Robin Hood (It has been years since I have seen that) before bedtime!
Tomorrow is an early start to take Katie to the airport to go back to Provo and then packing for our camping trip to a new state park, L.L Stub Stewart. It will be perfect; it is only about 30 minutes away. It is brand new so there won’t be the normal vegetation of a regular state park but it will be camping none the less.
I hope that you also have a great week ahead. I love you, Love, Mom
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Shawn and Aubrey received an updated due date for their baby: March 20th.
March 20! Our family must be attracted to that week for some reason: March 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27!
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