So we left South Jordan around 9:30 am on Wednesday. Stopped by SMCC to pick up some papers from Kelly and so I could say good-bye to my Bible study friends and then we hit the road. Our goal was to make it to Baker City, Oregon by that night. We had reservations at the Best Western there. We really like that hotel and have stayed there a few times before. The drive was uneventful…. the boys are pretty awesome in the car. Eyob can get a little sketchy when he is tired and can’t get to sleep so the end of the day I drove into Baker City with Eyob screaming and the other two boys fuzzing at me but that was only the last hour. I was so tired that day of driving from the intense packing and moving and negotiating children that I ate a whole bag of sunflower seeds that day. THey are now my favorite thing for keeping me awake.
Boys in the hotel room that first night. Their jammies say, “Handsome as my Daddy!” Amazing… all day in the car and they were still happy.
Portland is the key town to catch on the sign. The second day on the road was a little more difficult so I was anticipating seeing Portland on the road sign. Our destination for the second day was Brandon’s parents house in McMinnville, Oregon about an hour south of Portland. That day was fraught with lots of wet diapers and frustrated children, but all in all they did great and we made it to grandma and granpas safe and sound. The boys and I stayed there from Thursday until Tuesday and Brandon left on Saturday to unload the truck and get ready to start work on Monday. I will post some pics of our stay in oregon and then some great news about our new digs. Keep checking back. Thanks for praying for us on this adventure.
Traci,
So glad to see your post and to know you survived the trip. I can empathize because we drove to Colorado Springs today. It was a 9+ hour drive. I CAN”T wait to hear your new digs news! I sure miss you guys already. It seems like much longer than 1 1/2 weeks!
Take care! Hugs to the boys!
Cassie
I am so jealous that you are at my parent’s house and I can’t come over! Start dropping hints that they should fly me up soon. 🙂
It was fun seeing you on webcam!
Hey Armstrongs,,,,,
OH my gosh,,,,I just accidently found your web or blog or space what ever it is. I’m really not that savy but my friend Jenn said that Greg and Linda had a blog so I thought I’d try and find out what you all were up to these days. I cant believe my eyes.Three boys… beautiful boys. Man where have I been…oh yeah Lacey Wa and out of touch with my Shelton acquaintanences…. So you are back in Shelton…. I vaguely heard you left.. and now you have 3 boys… WOW!!
I hope you are all doing well and excited to be back in the NW. God Blessing to you all. We lost Sasha Bar this past January but still have Mr. Scooby Duke. Do you still have Tucker? Give us a call sometime. We go to Living Water now. Would love to touch base. God Bless Tami Hale