Our last day with Heather :( These past two weeks have been anything but typical. Tim left Togiak for good the Sunday after school got out in order to be to work in Dillingham on Monday morning. Kaylee and I stayed behind in Togiak for an extra day. We were going to fly out with a bunch of other teachers on a chartered flight in order to take advantage of a cheaper price. Since Tim was gone on Sunday evening, I finished the last few things in our apartment and went to spend the night with Heather. Monday we hung out, made a last trip to the post office, and finished packing up Heather’s apartment. Because of erupting volcanoes, ash in the air, and cancelled charters, we ended up paying about twice as much as we originally planned to fly out of Togiak, but we did make it out.
Tim, Kaylee, and I spent the next 5 days in Dillingham. Tim went to work each day at district office while Kaylee and I hung out at the hotel and did some random errands around town. We got our new post office box, registered our car, and looked at apartments. We decided on an apartment and put down a deposit. We have a furnished 2-bedroom apartment about 6 miles from downtown and Tim’s work. We’re excited about it. The high rent costs will take some getting used to, but that was inevitable in Dillingham.
Tim, Kaylee, and I spent the next 5 days in Dillingham. Tim went to work each day at district office while Kaylee and I hung out at the hotel and did some random errands around town. We got our new post office box, registered our car, and looked at apartments. We decided on an apartment and put down a deposit. We have a furnished 2-bedroom apartment about 6 miles from downtown and Tim’s work. We’re excited about it. The high rent costs will take some getting used to, but that was inevitable in Dillingham.
Kaylee and her birth mother Jessika A week ago last Friday evening we left Dillingham and flew to Anchorage. We spent the night in Anchorage and were able to visit with Kaylee’s birth mother. It was so good to see her and her sister. Saturday we flew from Anchorage to Seattle to Salt Lake. It was a long day of flying, especially with a baby, but Kaylee did really well. My brother, Gus, met us at the airport with our new car (thanks Gus!). He was the first Uncle that Kaylee has met yet. The past week has been filled with Kaylee meeting family.
Last weekend Kaylee finally got to meet her Grandma Joyce and Grandpa Phillips. It’s been a long awaited meeting and I’m glad that it has finally arrived. It’s been so much fun to see them all interact with one other. Kaylee also met three of her Phillips aunts, her cousins once removed, and her second cousins. I was touched by how invested all of our Phillips & Wadman family members were in Kaylee. Everyone seemed so excited to meet her and Kaylee received many gifts. Thanks Aunties & cousins!
Last weekend Kaylee finally got to meet her Grandma Joyce and Grandpa Phillips. It’s been a long awaited meeting and I’m glad that it has finally arrived. It’s been so much fun to see them all interact with one other. Kaylee also met three of her Phillips aunts, her cousins once removed, and her second cousins. I was touched by how invested all of our Phillips & Wadman family members were in Kaylee. Everyone seemed so excited to meet her and Kaylee received many gifts. Thanks Aunties & cousins!
Kaylee meets her Black cousins We were able to spend time with the Wadmans and Phillips until this Monday when we headed to see some of my side of the family. We spent time with the Blacks in South Weber, the Dolls in Provo, and the Gharts in Mapleton. Once again Kaylee had many family members to meet. She has been a little overwhelmed at times, but overall she has done an amazing job of traveling and meeting people.
Yesterday, we made a 12-hour drive to Zillah, Washington. Kaylee did awesome for the first 2/3 of the ride. She definitely was getting sick of her car seat the last few hours. It’s nice to be back at Tim’s parent’s house once again. They are moving to Utah in a couple of weeks. We will miss visiting them in their Zillah house, but we won’t miss the drive. We are really excited for them to be located closer to the rest of our family.
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Yesterday, we made a 12-hour drive to Zillah, Washington. Kaylee did awesome for the first 2/3 of the ride. She definitely was getting sick of her car seat the last few hours. It’s nice to be back at Tim’s parent’s house once again. They are moving to Utah in a couple of weeks. We will miss visiting them in their Zillah house, but we won’t miss the drive. We are really excited for them to be located closer to the rest of our family.
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