Sunday, November 22, 2009

A New Post!

So I have started this post about 5 times and am finally finishing it! Hooray!
Our little family moved about a month ago from Iowa to the Tacoma, WA area! Ben is in his last semester of school and is precepting with a chiropractor here. It has been a crazy month since we arrived here in Washington. But this post is about the fun times we had in Iowa before moving.



We went with our good friends the Turners to a River Bandits baseball game...which is a minor league baseball team. We had a blast and got about 6 free twinkies...it was the last game of the season and they were throwing them out like confetti!



For my last Young Women's activity we decorated mini pumpkins. Here is mine. It turned out much cuter than I originally planned. Serving in Young Women's was such a treat for me. I treasure the time I had serving there!



Miss E and I would go to the Eldridge library a couple of times a week for storytime or to just let Emma play in the kids corner. So it may sound silly but I sometimes miss that library.


The hardest thing about moving for Emma was saying goodbye to her best friend, Lily.


Ben got one last round of golf with a few of his Palmer buddies. Torrential rain did not stop these guys from playing!

We finally visited the children's museum within a week of moving. Emma can find a stuffed animal anywhere we go!
The Rocket Park was Emma's favorite park. We went to this part dozens of times. There isn't a park like that here!...that I have found at least.
Lagomarcino's was divine! I wish we would've visited it earlier. We had a delish lunch and then shared a yummy sundae. On our way out of town we ate breakfast at The Machine Shed...definitely want to eat there again in Feb! The cinnamon roll could feed 4 people!
We lived in Iowa over 3 years and we finally visited the John Deere Museum within a week of moving! What's with that? Emma loved playing in the tractor and other ridiculously ginormous riding machines! I wouldn't want a big sugar cane harvester coming at me!!
Our last Palmer Trick or Treat. Miss E got to pick out her costume this year...she chose to be a ladybug. I was excited about her choice. She insisted on carrying her pumpkin even though it was getting way heavy with candy.
En route to WA we stopped at my parent's house for a few days. It was a good breather during the long road trip! We played outside quite a bit. Her favorite thing to do was running away from this cute black and white cat that would come into the yard. You can see it right behind her. I just really liked this pic, anyway.
We have already had some adventures here in WA, and I promise it won't take 4 months for me to post again!

7 comments:

Erika said...

What fun! Congrats on having only 1 more semester!!
How do you like WA so far? I think you're about 1.5 hours away from my parents. Maybe less!
What are your plans afterwords?

Shauna said...

Yay for a new post! Emma makes quite the cute ladybug!

We are the Turner's! said...

I love your post! The pictures are awesome! The last picture of Emma is absolutely adorable. What a great action shot. She looks so grown up! We miss you! Keep having fun in WA!

elizabeth said...

I think Emma knows how to smile for the camera. Congrats on your final semester as students. It sounds like you'll really miss IA.

Amy & Mark said...
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Amy & Mark said...

So fun to get caught up on your blog -- your Emma is darling! Mark so enjoyed seeing you in September. Best of luck getting settled in after your move! Oh, and we'd love to get your address for our Christmas card list.

Campbell Family said...

I heard you guys had moved! Wow...I can't believe you guys are pretty much done:) How exciting!