Saying Goodbye, Part III: Friends & Neighbors

We are extremely fortunate to have great friends and great neighbors. One of the things we like best about our house is the people who live nearby! Over the past few weeks we've gotten together with many of them, and we were able to hang out with almost all of our neighbors at the recent block party. Our friends and neighbors have also been wonderfully generous and helpful in assisting us with our move, in so many ways--lending tools, vehicles, & expertise, watching our kids for a day or an afternoon while we plow through the interminable lists of projects, agreeing to store some of our stuff, look after our cat, and on and on. It's really humbling that so many people are willing to do these things for us, and it reinforces my suspicion that what we will miss most about Seattle are all of these amazing people.

(These pictures are not meant to be exhaustive, much of the time we were too busy socializing to adequately document the moment! Don't worry--if you don't see yourself here, it doesn't mean you aren't loved!)

Liam, Daniella, and Minda playing Magic.

Lochlan and Toby drawing (a square-rigged ship, of course).

Jeanie, Sadie (in back), Sarah, Amy, and Stephanie

Yours truly with Dick and Kate, partners from Raven

Colin, Liam, Lochlan, Liam, & Nathan, part of the neighborhood tribe of boys

Going away cake from our wonderful neighbors!

Rita slicing up and serving the cake. Note members of the boy tribe waiting anxiously behind her.

The boys and I with Charlie, the first client I worked with after moving back to Seattle 11 years ago. He joined us for a picnic at Gasworks (note the Tikal shirt Charlie is wearing!)

Lochlan, Coin, Liam, Jack, Liam, Galen, & Radu at Liam's b-day party