This summer went by WAY to fast! I still can't believe it is September already!
Cody and I have been so busy this summer that it seems like we haven't really seen our families so we decided to head over the mountains to TriCities and Yakima to see everyone. Well, almost everyone!
We left on Friday afternoon (which with a Dave Matthews Band Concert, Ellensburg Rodeo, and Labor Day, this was not a good idea!) It took us 1 hour to get from North Bend to Easton which is right outside Colfax..so a 2 hour drive to Yakima was more like 4. We stayed with Cody's parent's that night and had a delicious dinner of BBQ'd ribs, grilled veggies, salad, and grilled peaches with honey on top. On Saturday we headed to Tri-Cities around noon and pretty much spent the whole afternoon with my nephew Levi. Last time I saw him was at his 1st Birthday in April and he is SOOO big and DOES NOT sit still! I have to say, it made my day when he went to me right away from my mom..couldn't believe he left her arms for mine when he just woke up! :) We took him to the playground and then just hung out with him at my moms and then my dad's. While we were at my moms, we had a great surprise...my Uncle Bill, 2 of his girls, and my grandma were all up from Arizona, which meant that the rest of my family was at my mom's having a BBQ. It was so great to see all my cousins and catch up with everyone!! That night we went to Cedar's with my dad and Audrey and then attempted to watch a movie with them (I was exhausted from Levi so I fell asleep early).
Sunday, my dad and Audrey had a family get together to celebrate their remodeled home and I was able to see most of my family on my dad's side which was nice since I haven't seen them in a year maybe?? That is crazy!The house looks AMAZING by the way! It isn't quite done but it should be this week! They are so excited to FINALLY have everything done! It has been nearly a year long project for them between the inside and outside!
We were planning on coming home Sunday night but when stopping to say hi to Cody's parents real quick in Yakima on the drive through, we quickly decided that one more night with family would be the best way to go and decided to just get up super early on Monday morning for the trek back. We visited and watched a movie that was supposedly supposed to be good but wasn't in my opinion. We got up super early Sunday and made it home by 10am and were able to clean, relax and watch Harry Brown for the remainder of the weekend. This movie I recommend seeing. I really enjoyed it.
All in all, it was a great weekend. We definitely were busy with traveling but seeing everyone was worth it and it was something I think we both needed!
Oh, if you haven't yet and decide that you still want to, I am still taking donations for Fight Gone Bad! The link is here: https://rapidgiving.com/fundraising/page/4440/fight-gone-bad
Come on, you know you want to and it is for a great cause!! :)
Lily Jean Kovis was born September 13, 2010 and came in at a whopping 7.8lbs and was 19in long. She looks so precious and from what I hear momma and baby are both doing well. From the looks of it, Jaxon is LOVING being a big brother. Here he is holding his baby sis...when they are older guys are going to have to go through him before dating Lily so they better watch out!
