Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The Apartment
What they found for us is a two-story apartment in a nice, new building. There is a pool around the corner from us, and the skytrain station is only about three blocks north. Although our immediate neighborhood is lacking some amenities, we are just a few minutes away from some pretty awesome parks and other local attractions.
Although things are more spread out than I was hoping and we do have to drive places sometimes, we are still able to walk or take public transit most of the time. I wish we were closer to downtown Vancouver or near the water, but we're finding that property is VERY expensive up here! Depending on traffic, even the farthest destinations are usually no more than an hour. So we've been exploring quite a few neighboorhoods and parks, look for more posts soon!
Haircuts!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Getting Settled in Burnaby, BC
Fun at the Tacoma Zoo
Kyra pretending to be a sea anemone.
Kyra making friends with the roaming peacocks.
Logan enjoyed the zoo from the stroller...most of it while napping!
Kyra fed some of the birds.
And then rode on a camel! She loved it!
Bridget made it almost five hours at the zoo with us. What a trooper for a not-even two-week-old!! Thanks Derrick and Liz for a great time in Tacoma!
Heading Out on the Road!
About ten miles outside of Cle Elum, we hit Memorial Day traffic. Apparently everyone (and their brothers) decided to come to the middle of the state and camp for the holiday! It took us almost 2 hours to get past Cle Elum. We expected an accident or a disabled vehicle at the least...but no, apparently just a ton of cars!
Finally, eight hours after leaving Spokane, we made it to Tacoma! Bridget is a beautiful baby girl. Although she is a big for her age, she feels tiny compared to our giant 8-month old (who is now tipping the scales at 26 pounds!!)