Sunday, June 24, 2012

Dear Friends & Family,
Here are pictures from our cross-country drive to move from Davidson, North Carolina to Bellevue, Washington, based on David's new job with World Vision.  We decided to spend a week doing the drive to see parts of America we have not yet visited, including Nashville, St. Louis, Kansas City, the Badlands of South Dakota, Mt. Rushmore, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and finally Washington state.  We drove most of each day and then stayed at a hotel and visited a few sites in each city.  It was a good bonding and learning time as a family, and we even brought our cat, Haley, who was very easy to manage throughout the week.
Best,
The Seattle Shaws

Opryland in Nashville

Opryland in Nashville

St. Louis arch
St. Louis arch

St. Louis arch
Kansas City sculpture garden



Eating BBQ at Oklahoma Joe's in Kansas City

Entering into South Dakota
The Badlands of South Dakota
Prairie Dog in Badlands in South Dakota

Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota
Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota



Little Big Horn memorial in South Dakota
Little Big Horn memorial in South Dakota

Wyoming

Montana morning

Montana river
Columbia River in Washington state

Columbia River in Washington state

River bridge in Spokane, Washington

Spokane, Washington
Creek in Bellevue, Washington

Windy day on Lake Washington in Bellevue, WA

One of our neighbors in Bellevue, WA

The girls at the first Starbucks in Seattle

Big black slug on trail in Bellevue, WA

Jillian loves the slugs on our hiking trails (this is her forest wand to ward off slugs ;-)
Dear Family & Friends,
This is our new blog with news, updates and photos from our family.  We hope you enjoy it and we'll let you know when we have posted new items.  Thanks!
Best wishes,
David, Tara, Savannah, Alexander & Jillian

View of Lake Washington from restaurant in Tacoma, Washington