Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Fall weekend away in Spokane




We picked the kids up from school on Friday and raced across the state towards Spokane with puppy in tow. Long drive over, but the kids did great and we were glad to arrive. We stayed with my brother and sister in law and their three kids. Astrid had a soccer game early on Saturday, so we all went and watched their team win. It was a bright, sunny day, but definitely colder. We ran off after the game and went up to Green Bluff, and area with a lot of farms that celebrate Octoberfest with pumpkin patches, hay rides etc. The kids had a great time jumping off bales of hay, eating caramel apples, and watching the pumpkin cannon shoot pumpkins 900 feet into the air. It was the only time the kids sat quietly. Jonah has now found his job in life--a famous pumpkin cannon operator. He thought it was the best ever. The rest of the day was spent at Whitworth college at different events for Reba's 10 year reunion. They had a big barbecue and the football game. We saw a lot of old friends and their children. That night, we went out to the official reunion dinner and had a great time catching up with everyone. On Sunday, it was a race back across the state.

It was so nice to take time out and get away from all the chaos at home. We are still trying to finish up little tasks and a lot of people have been asking what we are talking about. People have been saying, "what you could possibly have left to do?" We have base boards to paint, knobs to put on the kitchen cabinets, a wall to touch up, the ceiling to paint again, the fireplace to tile and grout x2, and many more little tasks that seem to take three times as long as anyone thinks. We are glad to have a kitchen we can cook in so we aren't complaining about anything. The kids are enjoying their own beds and riding the bus home from school each day. Routine is good for all of us.

With Halloween coming, one may ask what the LeRoy boys would like to be for this occasion. Jacob wants to be Darth Vador, Jonah, a Storm Trooper, and Noah, Yoda. I don't know that Noah wants to be Yoda per se, but it sure would look funny don't you think. Noah is our little Yoda anyway, so he would fit the part. We will see what happens. Hope all are well this week.

Robb and Reba

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I am so freaking excited to be here to see those little stinkers on Halloween - you chould check into seeing if they make a dog version of an Ewok costume - that would really complete the look!