Today I took Jasper down to the river for a walk. The sun has been shining for several days in a row now, so we better soak it up because it will soon go away, reminding that we are still in the dead of winter. It was beautiful outside, and Jasper stayed awake the entire walk. He didn't so much soak up the scenery as he played with his hands and his pacifier. He loves pulling it out and then trying to put it back in -- backwards, sideways, upside down.
On our walk we had a very fun surprise. At the end of the trail is a statue in honor of the women who worked in the Kaiser Shipyards during World War II. I've seen the statue a few times, but I hadn't been there since May when I was just starting to get a baby bump. So, I thought I'd take Jasper down to see the piece that honors women like his great-great Grandma Peach. I was so delighted when I found that the installation had been completed. Not only is the statue now in its permanent spot, but there are three stones surrounding it with the names of some of those shipyard workers. My family made a donation to the memorial and were able to get her name on it. It means so much to me, to the journey that has brought me here to where my little family now calls home. I hate being so far away from the rest of our family, but for some reason it makes me feel a little less homesick when I'm reminded that I wasn't the first person in my family to make it out to the Northwest.
Here's a few pics. And thanks to nice people who took the good photos with both of us in them. And speaking of nice people, the name just under Peach's, Lucille Zgonc, is my neighbor. She's lived on my block since the 1940s.
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