Our family made a sojourn to Bellingham this week.  We left in the afternoon and spent one, whole blissful evening with the lovely family of Michelle, Jeff, Sage and Luna.  The kids had a blast for the entire 24 hours.  It is always so nice when the kids get along while the adults can relax with very few interventions!

Jeff and Michelle have done a lovely job of fencing in their entire yard.  Jude was able to run loose with the big kids without having mom and dad on his heels.  He enjoyed the freedom, and we saw how valuable our future yard will be to him.

Martha LOVES to go to Jeff and Michelle for many of the same reasons that Jude does: fenced yard, freedom and great toys.  Jeff and Michelle have generously kept this USA ball on hand for years exclusively for Martha.  Whenever we arrive with Martha in tow, out comes the ball and Martha rolls with joy, gnawing on ‘her’ beloved soccer ball!

Jude spent some time on the piano while Gigi climbed the Dogwood Tree.

We all got some good visiting time in.

The kids played in the pool on the second day.  Jeff and Michelle are such cool parents that they don’t fill the pool with regular hose water – oh no!  They run the hose inside, hook it to the sink and use the warm tap water.  The kids had a nice warm pooltime experience on a not-so-hot day.

We said goodbye, so grateful for our escape to the town we once called home and for some wonderful and hospitable friends.

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