While we were in Raymond, my parents hired a photographer to get some family pictures. It was nice having us all there together. Here are a few pictures of us. Lizzy had a hard time doing a nice smile for the camera, instead making a spectacular, almost scary grin. It was quite amusing.
I especially love the one of the little girls twirling in their new fancy dresses.
We had a hard time getting up to Canada though. We were able to get out of Portland before the snow really hit, but we didn't get very far. About two hours from home, driving through the Gorge, the throttle cable in our car snapped. We were able to pull over to the side of the highway and call a tow truck to take us to the nearest town. The town was this dinky little place with nothing there. The mechanic was already closed, so we had to spend the night in a very little, gross motel. When we opened the door to the motel, it was colder inside than out (quite a feat I assure you). There was something brown on the carpet in one corner, the bathroom was all tiled floor, a toilet, a shower head and a drain. Just stand next to the toilet and have a shower if you want. The water was brown and silty, and didn't get warm and it didn't get clear either after running it for half an hour. It was absolutely disgusting! We didn't even brush our teeth or wash our faces becasue it was so gross. Lizzy didn't understand why we weren't brushing our teeth and got upset because she loves to do that so much.
The next day we were able to fix the car and get on the road again just after lunch. The road conditions were terrible as it snowed all night from the storm we were trying to outrun. We slowly made our way to Spokane, then had to stop for the night again because the roads were impassible. We later found out that we were stuck in the middle of the worst winter storm that Washington has ever had!
The next day we finally made it to Canada (and -30 C) and were able to relax and enjoy our holidays. So a one day journey took a tedious 3 days! Luckily the drive home from BC was uneventful and easy.
For New Year's we went to Adam's family's house in Salmon Arm, BC. We got to see all of his family too and it was great. After a week with them, we went to Chilliwack and visited with Adam's sister and her new baby and her family. We got to go to the baby blessing which was an extra bonus.
Overall we had a wonderful vacation (despite travelling difficulites) and enjoyed visiting with our families.
6 comments:
Yikes! You sure had bad luck getting there! That motel sounds so aweful! Way to survive! :) I am glad you got to go up and see your families. Your pictures turned out so cute!
What a crazy adventure for the first bit! I had no idea you are expecting...congrats!!! I hope you are feeling well. So glad you were able to see your family for th holidays. Love the pictures...especially the one with all the little girls in their dresses. So precious.
I'm so glad that you were able to make it safely. That hotel sounds disgusting! I'm especially glad that you only had to endure that place for one night! Good to hear from you.
Cute family pictures!!! I really like the one of the girls in their dresses too. That's so nice that you were able to see everyone on both sides of your family!
That hotel does sound disgusting! I love your family pictures!
I am so glad you guys were able to come visit us. Kira asks to see Lizzie sometimes. The timeout you showed me is working great! Kira's behavious is improving. I hope you and Adam are well! Love you guys!
Jodi
Allison...it's been awhile!! Your family picture are so cute. I'm glad to hear that you are doing so well.
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