"Go west young man"(back up: go west young man) "Go west young man, and let the evil go east"...How many of you remember this early 90s super-cheesy, contemporary Christian song? We definitely went about as far west as you can go 3 weeks ago. What a road trip. 4 days of non stop driving led to our new home and new ministry in the Seattle area. It was a long trip, but a beautiful one. How one could drive through Wyoming and Montana and doubt that there is a God is beyond me. I truly marveled at His creation for the duration of this trip. Absolutely Beautiful.
Beforehand, I was really nervous Ryann was going to look like this for most of the trip...
BUT, most of the time she looked like this. Ryann really was happy for most of the trip, Praise the Lord. I am so thankful to God for this gift, which it was truly a gift from God to have a happy toddler on a 4 day cross-country road trip.
we stayed in the teeny tiny town of Wakeeny, Kansas our first night on the road
The second day was a long one, almost 13 hours across Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming. We stayed the second night in Buffalo, Wyoming. Ryann enjoyed stretching her legs, as seen in these pictures...
The third day was long as well and had us covering Montana and some of Idaho.The third night we stayed in beautiful Coure D'Alene, Idaho. My parents love this place,and we definitely did too. Breathtakingly beautiful. We got up early the next morning and enjoyed a scenic hike and delicious lunch. With this place being only 5 hours away from Seattle, we will definitely be back for vacation in the future. After our hike and lunch, we finished our trek and arrived at our new home, a townhouse in Lynnwood, WA ( about 20 miles due north of downtown Seattle).
This is Mark's sister,Sarah Herrington. She sacrificed some of her vacation days to help us with the move. She helped us so very much with Ryann, with driving, and with providing fun conversation on those long 12 hour days. Sarah, we love you so much and are so appreciative of your selfless, huge, heart. Thank you so much for your company. You are a special one...
5 comments:
so funny, i have stayed in every one of the towns you did on your road trip.
glad you made it!
Yay for roadtripping! I had a blast! Thank you for allowing me to come with you guys.
Woo hoo! I think I recognize that wooden bear...was it near a buffalo heard?
Great pics! The Lamb Fam is too cute! I'm glad you made it there safely. Make sure you check out the Seattle Public Library. Jeremy and I were only in Seattle for a few days a few years ago, but we went to the library TWICE- it's my favorite library ever!
Oh and thanks for that little Michael W. Smith ditty. I really need that stuck in my head tonight. :) It reminds me of camp in Texas in junior high.
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