Pullman trip Day 2 Moscow/Spokane

Day 2 of our trip started with a yummy breakfast at Old European and then a quick tour around UI (my school) and stopped in to see some people I used to work with. There are only a few people there now-many have moved on, or retired. Most of my favorites were still there tho-Dan, DeeDee, Barb., and Shawna. I am SO sad I didn't take a picture with them! It was so much fun to see them and it made me really miss my job. I loved working in the financial aid office. 

Vandal statue in the SUB

Brett posing by the Vandal bookstore.

Future Vandals?

After UI we went to the park to meet up with our friends Jake and Jovane. They are the only friends we have left still living in the Pullman/Moscow area. It was so much fun to see them. We were able to chat while the kids played. We really love them and again-SO SAD we didn't get a picture with them.

After Moscow we headed for Spokane. We had to take the kids to the White Elephant store. It is this CRAZY store that has EVERYTHING! We could wander around there for hours.

Too bright for a good picture.

After the white elephant we went to Papa Johns to get pizzas to take to the Ronald McDonald House. We had scheduled to take dinner in to the people staying there. I was so excited to show the girls where we stayed when they were born. 

What I was not prepared for was how emotional I would get. It was the weirdest thing. As soon I walked in and smelled the smells in there it was like I was transferred back 12 years. I was overwhelmed thinking about all of the people who are there now going through the same things we did. I was overcome with gratitude for everything we were blessed with during that time of our lives-especially all of the good people that did so much for us. I remember how much I hated being there but also being so grateful that we had somewhere to go. And now I look back with such love for the Ronald McDonald House and all those who make it possible. Most of all I am full of gratitude for 4 healthy beautiful children!

Syd thought she was so funny trying on my bra.

Pullman Trip-Day 1 (April 2016)

We decided that before we moved we had better make it up to Pullman. We were SO excited to take our kids there and visit our old stomping grounds. It was a long drive but totally worth it. 

Here is the bridge over the Salmon river. We love seeing all of the rivers in that part of the country. I had forgotten how pretty it is in Northern Idaho.

After a long drive we were very happy to get out of the car at Wawawai Park-one of my favorite spots on earth. It was one of the first places we went (with Gordon & Trish) when we first moved to Pullman. We spent so much time there on the Snake River. Dalton and Syd were really disappointed when there wasn't a play structure at the 'park'.

Brett and I trying to take a selfie. We are not good at them!

On our Wawawai hike.

Overlooking the Snake

 Such a pretty spot.

 Saige can always be found in a tree somewhere.

 We talked to this guy who was fishing with his bow and arrow. Pretty cool.

Then it was off to Ferdinand's for some delicious ice cream and cheese. I had Huckleberry-delish!

 We had to check out the new football stadium. It's bigger than it was before.

 The team was practicing so we got to watch for a minute. Go Cougs!

 Brett and the kids in front of one of the vet school buildings. A lot had changed and moved around since 2006. They wouldn't let kids into the hospital now-so stupid! So we didn't get to show the kids all we wanted to. 

  We walked all over campus and it was so much fun. Except the college students look SO young!

The clock tower.

 After walking all over campus we were hungry so we ate dinner at Basillio's-an Italian cafe. 

 We showed the kids both of the apartments we lived in. This was our Jamar Street one. I don't know why I didn't take a picture of the Chinook one.

 After driving around for a bit we decided to head over to Moscow to the Walmart to find some Cougar gear we could afford (we love the bookstore but it's super expensive). We got there and all we could find was Vandal gear. We went through the checkout and asked the cashier where all of the cougar gear was. He said, "they have a bunch in the Pullman Walmart"!

We had NO IDEA they had built a walmart there! We went there the next day.

We stayed at a hotel in Moscow that had a swimming pool and the kids sure had fun. We miss having our own pool SO bad and it makes me sad that Dalton and Sydney don't know how to swim.

 Dalton swam all the way across the pool and earned a candy bar from his dad!