The Puyallup Fair, Visiting the Bellingers



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We took Nina to the Puyallup Fair, which was interesting, but she wasn’t as enthralled with the animals as we thought she would be, and she wasn’t old enough for the rides. Overall it was a bit of a letdown and a really crowded, noisy, and overwhelming place to spend a few hours. I prefer my memories of the Oregon State Fair, but to be “fair” I was at the prime age to enjoy everything as a teen.
So, to cap off the day, we drove the rest of the way down to Vancouver, WA to see my sister T. We set up a fun crawl maze of tunnels for Nina to play in, and went to the park. We had a lovely dinner at a local Thai place, and then thought about going home. Teresa sewed a new turtleneck for Nina out of an old shirt while we bathed the heck out of the girl. We were not going to see Uncle Cris, as he was arriving fairly late at the airport, but he called just as we were about to leave. We couldn’t miss seeing him then! So we picked him up, surprised him with Nina-in-the-face at the baggage claim, and thoroughly enjoyed our half hour with him before we took off.
What the story of this day illustrates is the power of living within driving distance of family. I have hope that we will really get to know T&C some more and get to hang out with them occasionally. I am still bummed we aren’t in Portland, which would be a lovely middle ground for our families, but I am certainly getting used to the idea of being in Seattle for the long run.

Posted: Wed - September 26, 2007 at 11:23 AM          

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