We just returned from our annual visit to the promised land, aka Yakima/Selah Washington. We spent an unprecedented two weeks there, which I think is the longest single visit I've made since I left for college. I bet it's the same for Kristen too. We were able to relax, spend time with both our families, and be there for Kristen's Grandmas funeral.
We also took the opportunity to bless our little Zach while we were up there. He did great during his blessing, and didn't cry or make a peep the whole time. A friend of ours psyched me out a bit by relating the story of how one of his boys yelled and screamed the entire time, but fortunately Zach decided not to put his old man through the wringer. I'm guessing he's saving that for the future.
Zach continues to be the best little guy in the world, and we are blessed to have a baby that seems to travel pretty well. He slept almost the whole time during our drive both up and back, and even managed to sleep at the hotel after long hours of sleeping in the car. May favorite outfit so far is his onesie with a tie on it:
We put these gray pants on him and he looks like a little salesman. I can almost hear him saying "So Dad, what's it gonna take to put you in this car today?"
The other fun part of our trip was the inaugural meeting of the Farmer motorcycle club.
All of the boys have a motorcycle except for Eric, but we're busy applying peer pressure to him as often as we can, and we all know he'll fold one day ;) We managed to get a couple rides in all together, and it was great fun to ride the back roads of Selah, Gleed, and Naches. Apart from the gravel (it's everywhere) the roads were great -- it's quite a feeling to ride through it all and smell the various blossoms and other scents that surround the orchards. My Dad and I were able to ride up into the Ellensburg canyon, and next time I'm up there I want to make sure we ride the whole thing:
