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| Fun toys at our AirBnb |
Our first day I was up (once again) at 5 AM, I guess going to bed at 9 will do that to you. At least it gave me time to look up some builders to check out. We didn't have much food except snacks in the house so we went out for breakfast, but not before we saw the ducks in the pond right outside our door. Breakfast was so yummy and we got just enough for all 4 of us to eat and not have any leftovers! We then went grocery shopping (where the ducks seemed to follow us) to get some food to hold us over (I needed water since I don't trust tap water). After dropping off the food at the apartment we had, we drove around Richland while the girls napped. The homes and neighborhoods were so pretty. The homes might be pretty pricey, but they are so pretty.
After driving around we went home for lunch and wiggle time for the girls for a couple hours. After that we drove quickly around the Pasco area. This area was even more beautiful than Richland. It was a new area, like Eagle Mountain, which is what we're looking for! Although the home and lots were HUGE and so it made us feel like they were quite out of our price range. Didn't stop us from dreaming.
After that driving around we decided to go the Playground of Dreams, which was nearby (Larry even got to drive over the blue bridge haha). There was smoking right when we got there, but it went away quickly. There were tons of different families there, lots of fun things for the girls to play around on, it was near the Columbia River (which was gorgeous). We ended up staying for an hours and had to leave because G was getting so sleepy (much to C's displeasure). So we drove around Kennewick while G got a mini nap in. We were finally getting used to the place and falling in love with it! It has so many amenities we like (trails, water/river, community feeling, etc.).
We ended the night back at the apartment, having Jack-in-the-Box delivered (free door dash for the win!). Larry watched the new Willy Wonka while the girls played and we just relaxed.
Our second day, I was up at 5 AGAIN (what is sleep?). We decided to hit up another, nearby playground in the morning. One the girl had a lot of fun at. After a little while there we decided to check out this big plot of land we had found before our trip. I thought it was going to be out in the middle of nowhere, but it ended up only being about 20 minutes away from the city area. The houses that were built nearby were really big. We even talked about maybe buying a manufactured home to put on the lot to live in while we saved up enough for a custom home and then after that was done we could rent out the manufactured home (via Airbnb) or use it as a guest house for visitors. Even though I always said I'd never live in a manufactured home we found some really nice ones that I don't think I would've minded so much.
During nap time Larry showered while I played around with our budget (it wasn't as great as I had hoped though). After nap time we went to a close by mall. We were going to go to another playground, but the mall had a play area that the girls were having fun with. Larry was nice enough to let me walk a circle around the mall by myself. When I came back C had made some friends and was playing "gonna get ya" with them. It was so cute to watch them run and run.
After a while at the mall we decided to grab some pizza for dinner to have leftovers for the next day's drive. After dinner I washed the sheets, packed up our stuff, and got things ready for the next day.
So far we're loving this area and we're thinking it's going to be hard to beat. Guess we'll see what Spokane and Missoula has to offer us :)
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