Perfect ending to a perfect summer!

Mom, Dad & I cheered the Huskies to one of the biggest upset wins in Husky history!

Our Washington summer ended on Sunday when we left GP and Gigi's house for our road trip back to Arizona. The week ended up being the perfect ending to our incredible summer. My mom and I spent three days in Ellensburg with Aunt Jennifer and my cousins. We knew it was our last days together of the summer, so we just played and played and played. I got to see where each of my cousins go to school and live when they are not in Chelan. Dad and Uncle Burke were in Chelan working and water skiing, so we had a lot of girl time (mani and pedi's all around!!) Wednesday night after Nertz we had to say our goodbyes. It was really hard to say goodbye even though we are going to see them in Orlando for the Waterpark Convention in October. I miss them already. Thursday night we went to visit Grandma Hannah at the Madison House. It was a little awkward because everyone was staring at me, but at the same time it was nice to be in a room where so many other people were also wearing diapers. I felt so honored by Grandma Hannah all night because of how proud she was of me and how much she wanted to show me off to her friends. With the big trip coming up, we spent Friday lounging around the house—plus we had a real big day planned for Saturday. On Saturday, Dad took mom and me to our first Husky football game! Before the game, we saw the crazy tailgaters in cars, campers, rv’s and boats. I’m not sure if you heard or not, but the Huskies, 1-15 in their previous 16 games, beat the number 3 ranked USC Trojans 16-13. The game was absolutely unbelievable. The stadium was loud and shook (it reminded me of Cousin Sammy running around upstairs at our summer rental). After the game fans poured onto the field, Mom said it reminded her of diaper blow out, it just kept growing and expanding and pretty soon the field (or my back) is entirely covered. We stayed in our seats and took massive amounts of pictures, Dad couldn’t stop smiling. After the game, we had dinner with Uncle Roy & Aunt Erin. We couldn’t have dreamed of a better last Saturday in Washington than a Husky victory over the Trojans! Sunday was church, packing and goodbyes. We hit the road late in the afternoon and drove through the night to San Francisco—it was a piece of cake, I could do that drive in my sleep. Oh wait I already did.

Dad was leaving for three days, so I felt it was important to spend some quality time with him. Of course my idea of quality time is napping.

We rolled four generations deep while I was at Madison House. I'm lucky because my Great Grandma Hannah is a very young 92.

I was exhausted after cheering the Huskies to victory over USC.

It was tough saying goodbye to Grandma Hannah. I had to say goodbye to Great Grandma Hannah, GP, Gigi, Uncle Roy, Aunt Erin, Uncle Burke & Aunt Jen, Lucy, Mia, Charlie and Sam in Washington. And will say a great big hello in Arizona to Great Grandma Ruby, Bop, Nana, Uncle Matt, Uncle Rhett, Aunt Emma, Uncle Adam, Aunt Mel, Ashton and of course Cousin Camden!

Wapato Family Time

The crowds thinned out at Wapato on Monday and the weather started to make a turn for the better. It was the last day of the season at Slidewaters and it was marred by some pretty bad afternoon weather. Of course 30 minutes before close the skies cleared and Chelan hasn't seen a rain cloud since. By the end of the week Chelan was supposed to be setting record highs for September! Once the park was closed, Dad was anxious to hang out with the family, so he decided another move would make that easier. So he uprooted us again, and we left the apartment for a condo at Wapato. It wasn't fun moving again, but it was nice to wake up lakeside with family on both sides. It was almost like Burke, Jen, Lucy, Mia, Charlie and Sam were still around. One of the reasons was I had three other cousins to play with; Owen, Siena and Hunter-plus GP, GM and Grandpa Roy. I'm used to being around a lot of family, but this was above and beyond-everywhere I looked I saw more family. As the week progressed everyone headed back to their jobs and the crowd slowly dwindled until it was only Cousin Matt & Summer with my second cousins, Owen and Siena. The glorious summer was back and after loading up the car for home, we pulled out our beach essentials and kept out feet in the sand until the sun was almost gone. It was the perfect ending to our Chelan summer (I even got one more boat ride and boat nap!) We were anxious to get home and get a good night's sleep because (as Dad had been telling me all week) I was going to my first Husky football game! After a late night snack and a smooth drive to Bellevue we were all in bed before midnight. By the time I got up in the morning my Husky trip had been cancelled. Our late night snack had fought back and Dad was having a Seinfeld Black & White cookie movement every hour (he was throwing up). We missed out on the Huskies first win in 16 tries, but we got some much needed R&R. It's tough being 5 months old and living in a vacation town! A little more rest Sunday morning and then we were on the road again. Dad dropped us off in Ellensburg for a three day visit with Jen and my cousins and he and Burke went to Chelan to jump start the off season projects. Of course before Dad and Burke hit the road, we slipped in a game of Nertz.

One last nap at the beach. It was so nice, and since we were basically the only ones in sight we didn't even need my peapod.

We were really glad that Cousin Matt & Cousin Siena (plus Summer & Owen) were able to stay until the end of Wapato week.

I really hope that next summer my lifejacket will be the perfect size.

Won't be doing this in Tucson. Of course, I can't get Cousin Camden kisses in Chelan.

Goodbye work, hello vacation...& rain!

After saying goodbye to our summer home and moving into the apartment at Slidewaters, it got cold. Burke and Daddy were constantly checking weather forecasts and praying for the sun to come back out for the last week of the season. But the glorious summer was over and we got clouds, 50’s & 60’s temperatures, rain and even thunderstorms. It was not pretty. It was a new feeling for me too because since I was born I’ve always been privileged to weather above 75 degrees. Sixty degrees reminds me of how cold my delivery room felt back in April—drastically different from what I was used to. The week ended on a high note because the Bordner family descended on Wapato. Friday night we had a family dinner with the newlyweds and Grandpa Roy. Uncle Roy & Aunt Erin had a terrific honeymoon in Fiji and then surprised us by changing their plans so they could come to Wapato and see me. Love them! Saturday night was my second cousins’ dinner of the summer, and it was great to get out and relax with family after one of the most stressful days of my life:
Mom called Dad from work Saturday morning saying that milk had gotten in her pump and it would need some TLC to make sure it didn’t get ruined. Of course Mom had the car and it was not quite walking weather outside. Fortunately, GP came to the rescue. We realized a vital piece had gone missing and the next 5 hours was a frantic search for parts to make sure we would be operational the next morning. Mom and I were on the verge of a 3 hour trip to Moses Lake when the missing piece was found. It was determined that Dad hadn’t searched the car well enough. We were all very happy to be heading to Cousins’ Dinner with Grandpa Roy. We had a great time sharing best moments of the year and wonderful memories of Grandma Mary. Then it was back to the apartment where we had a slumber party of 9 in the 600 square foot apartment. It was great to see everyone again. Dad was happy Sunday morning when I finally made it all the way through a service at church. It was another unique week in Chelan and now it is on to the final week of the summer here. It had been great, but I am getting anxious to get home. I’ll be home real soon Camden. Miss you!!

It was a great night in the apartment with all 9 of us back together. Sammy was especially happy to see me.
Cousins dinner with Grandpa Roy was alot bigger this time. I loved hearing about everyone's summer and favorite memory of Grandma Mary.

Happy Birthday Mom, Hello Moving Day

I am getting the feeling there is no such thing as normal or routine here in Chelan. The only thing normal about last week is the fact that it was completely different from anything we have done all summer long. Well we did celebrate Mom’s birthday. We seem to celebrate a birthday every week. Of the nine of us living in the house, six have birthdays during the Slidewaters season!! I insisted on a girl’s day out for Mom’s birthday, so Mom, Aunt Jen and I went to Wentachee for some shopping and girl talk. When we got home everyone went out to dinner. After dinner…Nertz. Dad felt a little left out of Mom’s birthday, so he took us out on the boat Thursday. He is going to need to toughen up because I foresee 1000’s of shopping trips in Mom’s and my future. This week alone I broke in a new pair of sandals, a new outfit, a pair of sunglasses and a headband. Don’t tell Dad but he is going to have his hands full now that he has two all-star shoppers. On Saturday we had a couple people over for dinner at the house, but they didn’t stay the night. I’m pretty sure that is the first time this summer we’ve had guests to the house that didn’t spend the night. It turns out they were a young couple that work for Daddy and Uncle Burke.
Sunday night Dad and Uncle Burke loaded up all our furniture and took it to storage for the winter. Then on Monday we did the same thing with the rest of the house. We went from an extremely full house of 9 to an empty rental in less than a day. It was a chaotic 24 hours. Every time I turned around someone was carrying something. After making sure my wardrobe was carefully loaded, I hung out with my cousins because I knew they were going back to Ellensburg for a couple days. Not seeing them is going to be tougher than falling asleep without a pacifier. They left yesterday and I miss them already.

It is very important to have the right accessories for every occasion.

Dad showed me where to keep my glasses when I'm not wearing them.

Look out world, I'm becoming mobile.

I never had to wait to long to eat this summer. I had seven different roommates that could help give me a bottle. Of course, Mom is still doing all the work.

Check out the footwear. Mom and I live by Cinderella's mantra; One pair of shoes can change your life.