House Hunting

I wish that the title of this post was true for me, but we still have a few years before we can start thinking about that! As most of you know from my sisters blog, my parents are moving to Washington! I am so excited. They will only be 5 hours away. Adam and I went over and met them last weekend for a little house hunting. They were successful!

Their offer was accepted and so this will be their new house! It is in Covington, WA. It is a cute house that I think will suit them well!

My mom and I's favorite part of the house is the kitchen. It isn't that big, but the counter tops are great and the window in front of the sink is awesome!

Here is a view of the living room from the kitchen.

Part of the back yard. It has two sheds. This is only one of them. Hopefully they will fit all of my dad's stuff.

Here is more of the back yard. My dad should be able to find space for a garden. It was really pretty and is in a nice wooded area.

This is from the front room looking into the dining room.

Larry was the agent they were working with. He was a good sport. He showed them over 20 houses in two and a half days. Go Larry!

After they found the house and made a decision, we decided to go to the beach. Some people in my parents ward told them about Redondo Beach. We went and checked it out. It only took about 15 minutes to get there.

When we walked up we saw a bunch of people looking at something. We went to see what it was, and we were surprised to see a gray whale. He would come up and spout every few minutes. My mom knew she was home when she saw this!

It was beautiful there. We got there just as the sun was setting.

It got a little chilly so Dad was keeping Mom warm. Aren't they the cutest things you've ever seen?

The next day we got up and went to Seattle to check out the sights. We are at Pike's Place here. They had the tulips out and it looked incredible.

We got sandwiches at the 3 Girls Bakery (I think that is what is was called). My buddy, Ken, introduced me to it when I came out for here for a wedding. Adam said it was the best Reuben he's ever had!

Dad really was having fun, I think!

Next, we went to the Space Needle and walked around.

The folks were pooped from all the house hunting so we sat and rested a while.

We were resting by this fountain having fun watching everyone try to keep dry while touching the dome. Adam said he'd try if I did...so we went!

Luckily for me, it shut off right before we got there. It was just tricking people though...because it came alive once it lured everyone in. We stayed dry though. It was good entertainment.

I'm glad we got to see my parents. I sure do like them. I can't wait to be closer. We're just trying to get Alona back out West now. Hopefully it won't be too long!