Trip to Portland

We got to spend the 4 days in Portland last week watching the little kids while Kelly & Josh flew to Phoenix, Arizona for a little R&R. Sheri learned the new routine of getting everyone to school in a new town - she had learned Holmen, Wisconsin pretty well and was comfortable driving around but Gresham, Oregon is a whole different city and it seems like triple the traffic! Since Kelly & Josh moved to their permanent house in May and they didn't want to change schools at the end of the year, they are now about 20 minutes each way from the boys' school. So they are driving to school at 7:30 am to take Skyler then back home, back at 11:15 am to take Conner to school then back home, and then back at 2:15 pm to pick them up. Kelly says it's not unusual for her to put 90 miles on their car in one day with school and in addition to errands and church. Thankfully they only have 2 weeks left of school and then it's done. Their new school is just 1 mile from their house! Kelly is trying to save time and gasoline by staying in town during the time from taking Conner and picking them both back up. Some days Josh takes Skyler on his way to work which really helps out with a trip.

Also, we celebrated Terry & Chloe's birthdays so Dusty and Kara came down from Seattle on Friday and stayed until Sunday.


It was fun having 1-on-1 time with the little kids and getting to put them to bed, helping with homework, taking walks, reading books and playing games. We just don't get to do it enough but we are so thankful that they are closer to us and just a quick 45 minutes by plane!