Our time here is done

It is hard to believe that we have been here for over 4 months.
We are leaving here tomorrow and heading to Portland, Or. to spend a day or two with Alex and Kristin.
Kristin's B'day is Thursday so we will be there to wish her an early happy Birthday.
Heather is coming down on Monday night so we will see her again before heading to our winter quarters.

It has been a special summer for us, as we have learned the art of volunteering in state parks, and the birth of our precious gift, Gracie.

Uncle Kenny with Gracie

She is so beautiful and such a gift. Becky and Fred were not really expecting to have any more children, as Lindsay is now almost 8 years old.
Fred is a doting father and is a real help to Becky with the baby.
He works all week and takes his turn feeding Gracie at 3 or 4am on weekends. He takes her before leaving for work.

He also makes time for Lindsay always has a lap for her to climb in, and he is very attentive to her needs.
You can tell by watching them that there is a close bond between them.

Lindsay has grown so much in our time here. She is becoming quite the little lady.
She loves to wear dresses, but is quite the tomboy, too.
She has a friend who is a boy, and she can keep up with him with ease.
She is pretty popular in school, too. She was elected to be her class representative on the student council. (My, how things have changed since I was in 2nd grade.)
She has spent the night with us several times this trip, and she is here now. She loves spending time with us and her paternal grandparents. We must take advantage of it while she still has time for us.

Both she and Gracie are very lucky to have both sets of grandparents. Becky and Heather lost their maternal grandparents when they were very young.

We are planning to stop in Phoenix for a couple of days to see Beth. We met her at Mike's house while Nancy was so sick. She is a hoot and we get along well. She and Mike became very good friends during his years with Nancy.

We are planning to stay in the Houston area for a couple of weeks, while we visit friends and family and get doctors appointments done.

We probably will be staying at Castaways while we are there. Maybe, park the rig in front of Val's house for a week or so. We will see as time gets closer.

Ta ta for now.