Electrical cord road

I think Lucas may be a Civil Engineer. He is always turning the most unusual items into roads for his vehicles. Here he's using my vacuum cord. He also used his train track, wooden blocks,
toilet paper, the edges of my circular chair, or the back of the couch. He must get that active imagination from his beloved daddy.

Children's Museum

Lucas tried his hand at "fishing" today at the Children's' Museum in Walla Walla. He caught a fish and an alligator.
Playing in the mud wasn't quite as fun...
Here he's playing with a magnetic train set. (Auntie Jenilyn notice his shirt? )

Here are our friends the Kyle family. Tim, Laura, and "little" Peter.

Her Winning Chubby Cheeked Smile

Her Winning Chubby Cheeked Smile....

Abrianna 10 weeks

Abrianna Lynn Drake
10 Weeks Old
People tell me I have a beautiful daughter. I didn't realize how beautiful until I was taking pictures of her in her sabbath dress this afternoon.

my cherry eater

We went cherry picking ( thanks Laura). Lucas and his friend Josh played in the dirt and ate cherries while their parents picked them.
He was so filthy and sticky! The bath tub had dirt in the bottom after he was clean.

Job update

Good Morning Friends and family,

Praise God! We're finally out of limbo! As much as we love Walla Walla, it doesn't seem that it's in God's plan for us to stay here. Rick will be starting work at the China Lake Naval Base in Ridgecrest, Ca on August 4th. I will be staying here until the house sells. We listed it yesterday. The Navy will pack and move our things for us ( Thank God). We will miss all of you here in Walla Walla. I hope we can keep in touch via email or facebook.

My cool 2 year old

The Cool Dude!

The Wave