North Powder and Baker City

The drive to North Powder in our new car took 6 hours. Since there were six of us, Othniel had to ride in the front in his car seat and Debora rode in the front in the middle next to me. The other three kids rode in the back in their car seats. The two seats in the very back had to be folded down so we could fit all of our luggage in the car (and amazingly enough, it all fit, a testament to the size of the Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon). We only had to tie the double stroller and another car seat (for the new baby after he was born) on top of the car. A day or so after we arrived there was a Celtic festival in Baker City and a car show, so we went and watched the bagpipes and the kilts and the kids even got to try throwing (fake) logs and hay bales (pillows) in a Celtic kids competition.

The Benders have a big boat with a small motor and there is a reservoir about 1/4 mile away from their house, so we took the boat out a few times before the weather turned from summerish to cold. They also have a 12 passenger van, so on Sundays, we can all ride to church in the same vehicle. The back seat sits four, so one day all four of our kids sat in the back in their carseats. Now that Josiah is here we have five kids in five car seats.