Doing the Puyallup...

Each September in Puyallup, WA is the Puyallup Fair. Athen and I were able to "Do the Puyallup" while visiting Grandma and Grandpa Dorman. Athen loved the lights, the sounds, the smells, the animals, and all the people.
Athen got a tattoo of paw prints on his arm. His cousin Sam got a shark. Athen could have cared less, but it was free and we thought dad would think it was cool.

Not much can beat a warm summer night at the fair with all the rides lit up.

Surprise Grandma...

September 8th was Grandma Dorman's birthday. Since Athen and I don't have daddy to take care of during the week we decided to drive to Tacoma and surprise Grandma. So Monday morning my brother Brandon, his wife Emily, and two boys, Sam and Jackson, Athen and I surprised Grandma at the school during her lunch break.

My Mowers...

Every Friday when Tim returns home, his first job is mowing the lawn. Athen loves to watch the lawn mower and usually sits outside to watch dad. But this Friday we thought we would let Athen get some first hand experience.

Three weeks down...

Three weeks down and 16 more to go... I bet if I didn't count the weeks until Tim was done with the academy it would go faster. However I have an obsession with countdowns. I remember I had started counting down days till our wedding with about 130 days to go. I also would count down the minutes at a particular job that I did not enjoy. Anyhow, we get closer to having him home everyday.
This last week to help pass the time Athen and I took a trip to visit in Tacoma. While there Athen had plenty of time to get to know his cousins Sam and Jackson a little better...

We assume Athen will enjoy being the big brother and picking on younger siblings, since he has started early with cousins.


Mom wasn't getting the food fast enough, I guess Sam started to look appetizing to Athen.

This week as we went by to check the progress on our house, we forgot our camera, since last picture, the roof and trim is finished, the windows and sliding back door are in, the plumbing is almost complete, bathtubs and showers are installed, and the furnace and heating was being installed. We'll post pictures as soon as we get some.

update on house...

Here are some more pictures of our house. We drive by it once a week since it is in Pasco and we are in West Richland. Each week we are excited to see the progress.

Looking out our kitchen nook our back yard goes all the way back to the power pole. The builder will be fencing them off for us. Our lot is a little over 17,000 sq. ft.

We love bikes...

One and a half weeks down, too many more to go... Ü Tim completed his first week at the police academy and when he returned home we had a wonderful weekend of family fun. First went on a family bike ride which happens to now be Tim and Athen's favorite activity.
Sunday after chuch we took our first look at the constuction that has been started on our home. So far foundation done, bottom frame up and top started.. We'll keep you post as it starts to look more complete.

Giddy up horsey...

Last Saturday we went on a family outing to the mall. Athen had the most fun of all.