Summer is just about over, and it's been a whole year since we moved to Vancouver, Washington. We've all pretty much familiarized ourselves to the area. I don't know that it feels quite like home yet, but I can finally get around most areas without having to use navigation. One thing I can say about Vancouver is that it is really beautiful. We are surrounded by trees and trails, rivers and lakes, and views of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens. Chris says it's like living in a forest. It rains so much here, everything is green, although it has been a pretty dry summer with some heatwaves raising temperatures into the high 90s. It's supposed to hit 100 degrees today. I don't know if this is typical for the summer, but I am definitely not a fan. I am looking forward to the fall and cooler weather, and hopefully more of this. 

It's been a couple years since I have posted anything. Life has been busy, everyone's getting older. Penelope is now 17, to think I started this blog back when she was just a baby. This last fall our family made a big move back to the PNW. We moved to Vancouver, WA. It's been 10 months now; Penelope is finishing up her junior year at her new school and will soon be a senior. I've been busy with work and trying to get adjusted to our new home, but all has been going well. I wanted to share some photos because we visited the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm again after 16 years. I made a post back in 2009 but unfortunately the photos I had shared have since disappeared from the web. Fortunately, I still have them in a photo album. 

Here is our most recent visit to this lovely farm filled with my favorite flower, and Penelope all grown up.

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