Vancouver, BC....

After a couple of days in Portland, we hopped back in the car and finished the drive to Vancouver.  I love going to visit my family there.  We always stay with my grandparents.  My Grandpa Ursaki is the cutest.  He loves babies.  He called Charlie, "Rusty".

Grandma loved the kids too.

Adam is Charlie's second cousin.  They are just two months apart.

Charlie's first time on a swing.

One of the days we went to Fort Langley.  They had a candy store with all sorts of retro candy.  Remember these? 

Midway through the week, our little family drove the Sea to Sky Highway to spent a night at Whistler Resort. 

The scenery along the Sea to Sky Highway is some of the prettiest I've ever seen.

My grandparent's backyard.  One of my favorite places on the planet.

Farewell Canada.  Be back soon!

Portland....

Jordan and I arrived in Utah on the same night.  We spent the next two days working our tails off to get everything unpacked and organized.  We wanted to take advantage of the time Jordan had before he started work, so we packed up and headed to Vancouver, BC.  Usually we drive straight to Vancouver, but we decided to make a little detour to Portland to visit with some cousins.  The kids were so great on the drive.

We drove through the Gorge during sunset.  It was spectacular.

We met up with my cousin, Brian, and Michelle and Maddie.  Michelle took family pictures for us, then they showed us around downtown Portland.  We ate lunch at Por Que No?  No stinking good.

We also met up with our good friend, Brandon Madson.

No trip to Portland would be complete without a stop to VooDoo Doughnuts.

Bacon on a maple bar?  Yes, please.

While we were in Portland we stayed with my cousin, Janel and her family.  The next day they took us to the Tillamook Factory for a tour.

After the Tillamook Factory we headed out to the Oregon Coast.

Charlie may not have been excited about the beautiful scenery, but he sure loved the sand.

Thanks Janel!!  You were the perfect hostess!

Farewell to Atlanta...

It's really hard to try to blog about things that happened so long ago, but I really want to document our experiences.  In early July, Jordan came to me and said that he had been thinking.  There had been an upswing in the housing market in Atlanta, and Jordan thought that we could sell our house and make some money.  My parents had asked if we would come housesit for them while they were serving their mission to Scotland.  At first we didn't consider it, but the more we thought about it we realized that this was our chance to get out of debt.  Our hearts broke at the thought of leaving our life in Atlanta, but financially speaking we just couldn't say no. Before we left we had all sorts of things to cross off our Atlanta bucket list.  The first being a trip to Stone Mountain for the summer laser show with our good friends, the Sheltons.

Next, a trip to Amicolola Falls.

Lucy had her first trip to the dentist right before we moved.  No cavities!

We took one last trip to Zoo Atlanta with friends.

And I said good bye to Caleb, my favorite "speech" friend.

Our last weekend in Atlanta, we headed up to Rome, Georgia for a rodeo with the Sheltons.  It was HOT and HUMID but we had a grea time anyway.

Kristen arranged a going away party for me at a Mediterranean restaurant.  They had a belly dancer who tried to teach me some moves.

Then, it was moving time.  Jordan's brother Clark, and his parents came out to help us move.  We picked up our Penske and got to work.

After loading the truck we hit up Turner Field for one last Braves game.  What would a Braves game be without a Holman and Finch burger?

One of the hardest good byes was to our friend, Dot, across the street.  "Dot Dot" was our Georgia grandma.  Our kids loved her and it was so hard to say good bye to her.

After we had everything moved out and the house cleaned I walked from room to room and cried my eyes out.  It was so hard to leave our first home at 2000 Starlight Drive.  So many memories there.

Lucy saying good bye to her cousins, William, Jonathan, and Emma.  We loved living so close to the Hales!

Jordan left with the moving truck on Tuesday morning, but I stayed for three additional days with the kids at the Shelton's.  On my last night in Atlanta I wanted to do something epic.  Is there anything more epic than a Jimmy Eat World concert in a small venue with your bestie??

All I can say is....best.concert.ever....  Seriously.  I rocked out so hard that I mostly peed my pants.

The next morning I flew to Utah.  It was so hard to leave.  A part of my heart will always be in Atlanta.