There's No Place Like Gnome--Part II

This is how I spent a lot of the summer. Although he makes a good travel gnome, Finley's not a huge fan of the carseat where snuggles and snacks are not readily available, so entertainment is crucial to making any progress.


In addition to going to Seattle we took Finley’s first trip to see the Pacific Ocean during a crazy heat wave (107 degrees in Portland!).


We planned to camp, but so did the thousands of other Portlanders that headed over. One park ranger told us he had turned away 300 people that day! Luckily we got the last room in a hotel.

Here we are at the beach. Finley was about 2 months old. (video)


We also headed over to Walla Walla, Washington for a friend’s wedding and a brief visit with Chad’s uncle Graham (aka. Ron). Finley got to wear his party shirt, woohoo!


Then in early September Finley and I went to visit Grandma Lorraine and Aunties Debi and Chelsea and family in Las Vegas. At 3 months he was a dream baby on the airplane, not even a hint of crying. (We’ll see how he does at 6 months when we head back to Vegas for Christmas.) Here he is with Auntie Debi.


We finished September, and the end of my precious maternity leave, by heading to MT, pics to come. What a great summer we had!