Parties, Lakes, and Moving

So these past two weeks have been crazily busy but oh so much fun. We've had some big changes happen and so far they've been good. Last Sunday my family threw us a party, along with celebrating some birthdays in the family, including my Dad's, at Cody and Jayla's house. We had a killer meal - Jayla you're awesome! - and played lots of fun games. First we played some rousing rounds of Washers (a game that Jayla's family came up with).





Then the kids started a water fight and obviously lost.




After that we played kick the can with everyone once it got dark. It was a blast!! Then on Tuesday, with the help of Mom, Dad, Joe, and Caleb, we got all packed up in our moving truck and headed to my parents' house. We got the rest of my stuff packed up there and the next day we took the long drive to Washington. Nate drove the moving truck (and spent about $300 in gas on that thing) and I drove his car - yes, Nate let me, although I guess he didn't really have a choice..lol. It was a really long drive but we made it. When we got here, his family had a little homecoming party with dinner and a cake and everything. There were even decorations! So cute! The next day we unpacked the truck, packed the car, and headed out to Lake Chelan with the family. Nate's aunt and uncle own a house in Chelan only a few blocks from the beach so that's where we stayed. It was sooo much fun! We played games, swam, rode on the jet ski that Landis brought, ate a ton of food, and slept out on the deck. Lots of fun in the sun! Here are a few pics:



The guys getting on the jet ski to take Cirdan out for a crazy ride on the tube:



Nate and Kaiya playing the Wii:


Nate and Kaiya swimming - the water was so clear!


Nate ruined about a shirt a day out there so here is shirt number four. I told him I get 4 new shirts for every shirt he ruined. :)


Lounging around


Holding Stacey and Landis' precious little boy Casey!


Jumping off the pole! It was so scary and took me forever to stand up but I did it! The jumping was the fun part.


The only time I can pick Nate up :)


Nate batting the bees away...crazy boy. Notice I stayed inside.



Nate also started his new job today at Boeing. It was just orientation so he still doesn't quite know what he'll be doing, but it should be fun for him to learn something new. We'll see how his first week goes next week! I'm still looking for a job so I'm just trying to organize our stuff for the time being. Lots of fun!