Here we are-- about as far as you can get from Florida. It's been quite a ride, but we are finally feeling settled here in Washington (although I still have boxes I haven't unpacked). Eric is working at Sacred Heart Medical Center for the year. We really love it here so far. Eric's first month was really laid back, which was nice. We were able to have some fun and explore Spokane a bit. Here are a few things we did:
Strawberry Picking:
There are some farms near us that let you come work in their fields picking their crops for them. Then you pay them for what you take home. How nice of them. :) Sounds like quite the scam when you think about it.
We picked the strawberries this time. We are looking forward to picking apples and pumpkins this fall too. You can even go up there to cut your own Christmas tree. I'm really excited for that.
Ethan loved the strawberries, even though he wasn't allowed to eat them yet. Squishing was more fun anyway.
Downtown Spokane:
Ethan loves feeding ducks. You have to get here early though. We tried to feed the ducks last week, but we got there in the evening and the ducks were full. Too many people feeding them bread I guess. I've never seen a duck refuse to eat.
Ethan didn't really get the idea of feeding the ducks. When I gave him some bread to throw in, he would just pop it in his mouth.
There is an old merry-go-round downtown too. Ethan got a big kick out of it. I have to say I enjoyed it too.
Glacier National Park
Okay, so Glacier National Park isn't exactly in Spokane... more like 4 1/2 hours away, but we went there over 4th of July.
Eric insisted in buying a tent he could stand up in. When you're 6'3" That's quite a lot to ask. So here is our "house tent". It sleeps 9 I think. There was a separate room for Ethan's travel crib too.
Despite all the comforts of home, Ethan still woke us up at the crack of dawn, so we went on a long drive through the park.
It was beautiful. Camping with little Ethan was difficult though. Nature isn't exactly baby proofed. We were glad to come home.
