Hello Korea!

Our first couple of days here I was in such a haze I didn't take any pictures.  But once we got into our house, my head started to clear and I took a few pictures of our house before any of our shipments had arrived.  As you can see it is very white.

Pop tarts for breakfast.

Looking into the living room.

From the living room looking into the dining room.

The furniture in the house is government furniture that we are using.  The girls slept on the air mattress for 2 weeks.  They were very excited to get their beds again.

Goodbye America!

We had to be at the airport between 1-4 am in order to check-in for our flight that took off at 8:30 am.  It was a long and patience testing process.  We didn't get much/any sleep the night before and I was not in a picture taking mood at the airport.  But Taylor did ask me to snap a picture of her getting on the plane.

Roadtrip Part 7-ID to Seattle, Washington

The final leg of our trip was from Idaho to Seattle, Washington.  By this time we were really sick of the car.  We spent 5 days in Seattle.  We had to turn our car into the storage facility to be stored for the next 3 years, and we did some sightseeing.

Good bye Stella.  See you in 3 years.

We took a tour of the Boeing plant.  It was fun to watch them make airplanes.

They wouldn't let us take any pics inside of the plant, but it was fun to watch the planes take off and land as they "test drove" them.

I read about this donut place online.  They make their own donuts and have unique flavors. 

Russ loves Filson clothes and the brand was started in Seattle.

The dessert after one of our last dinners in America.

We had lunch at the top of the Space Needle.  It was a rotating restaurant.  The food was delicious and there was no pressure to keep moving.  The girls loved it.

The original Starbucks is in Seattle.

These are pictures from gum wall.  I read about this wall (it is below Pike's Market) online and knew it was a "must see" for our family.  It was disgusting, but we all had fun adding our pieces of gum to it.  (Don't worry we all used A LOT of sanitizer afterward.)  It is hard to see how much gum is on the wall, but at some places it was a couple inches thick.  Gross and cool at the same time, huh?

The flowers were beautiful and cheap!  I wish I could have bought some to take home with me, but we were flying out the next day.

Roadtrip Part 6-MT to Idaho

The drive from MT into Idaho was beautiful.

We stopped in Hayden Lake, ID for 2 nights to visit some family friends.

Family picture with Ken and Lois Moore.  Ken is a retired Marine, so he and Russ had lots of catching up to do.

Ken is a very brave man, giving my girls (especially Lucy-check out her face) a gun.  But they both had a great time shooting cans.

Yes, that is Taylor wearing a tiara while holding a gun.

A beautiful picture of Hayden Lake.

Roadtrip Part 5-SD to Montana

We left SD and drove west into Wyoming where we stopped a few times.  First, we stopped at Devil's Tower.  It was just a short stop because we still had quite a bit of driving to do, but it was beautiful. 

This picture is for you Mr. Dave!

 Next we stopped in Sheridan, Wyoming to have coffee with a dear friend.

Finally, we made our way to Montana to see Russ' cousin Chris.  The drive from Sheridan to Great Fall, MT was a long leg of the journey.  It felt like we would never get there, but once we did it was beautiful.  We spent 2 nights in Montana and Chris was an awesome tour guide.  We had a great day with him. 

Russ and his cousin Chris.

Nikki is looking for any handouts the girls were willing to give.

We went on a hike to a waterfall with Chris' dog Nikki.

The girls loved to get Nikki kisses.

Road Trip Part 4-KS to Rapid City, SD

From the farm we drove straight north through Nebraska and into South Dakota.  Since I have been a little girl I have wanted to see Mt. Rushmore.  A drive across the country is the perfect time to do it, so we stopped and spent 2 nights in SD.  We did some hiking and sightseeing in that area.  We all loved it and would like to visit again someday.  I have a lot of pictures from these days. 

The sun was in their eyes a little bit.

This was a huge tourist stop...the girls loved it.

Hiking in Custer State Park

At the very top of this picture to the right of Taylor's head, you can see a small fire tower...that is where we hiked to.

Lunch at the top.

A beautiful, but very cold, lake about halfway up the mountain.

The girls showing off their new Mt. Rushmore hats.

As beautiful as I thought it was going to be.