Showing posts with label field trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label field trip. Show all posts

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Birch Bay 2012

Mom and Kids Only Camping trip! Looking back over the other 2 trips we've taken, I realized that we have steadily increased our stays each time (Deception Pass - 1 night, and Ocean Shores - 2 nights), soon, we may be up to a week! This year we decided on a shorter car ride up north and stayed at lovely Birch Bay State Park, right across the water from Canada. We nabbed a great site complete with it's own forest trails. E spent most of her time in a huge climbing tree with Asher, and N and Mini were great companions. The 3-night trip (as you may imagine) presented itself with its unique challenges; a burst of rain on our ill prepared tents, a tick lodged under Mini's eyelash, early wake up calls, raccoons bumping around in the night, mosquito bites, uncooperative children howling in the showers, and a table full of picky eaters. None were so terrible to deter us from planning another trip again next year. Here are some shots from our time, none sadly from my actual camera, all via Instagram on my phone.






















Thursday, June 14, 2012

St. Louis Gateway Arch


E got a close up look at the arch today, incredible!


On the Receiving End of a Video Chat

As I mentioned before E got to tag along on the last leg of her daddy's tour. Kinda awesome, right? Not too many kids get to take a week and a half off of homelife and drive from Atlanta back to Seattle in a tour van. She's loving it. I've had a harder time not having her around. I think there were 2 consecutive nights I spent away from her last year sometime, but nothing like this type of separation. Our family is equally divided down the middle; 2 away and 2 stay. Of course we have our multiple daily conversations when I have to interrogate her on teeth brushing and vitamin taking. Every once in a while my phone let's me know there is a video chat afoot; let the silly face making contest begin! Her and her N could have hour long spells doing this: 


We miss her, and cannot wait until next week when we're all back together again.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Family Time

It's state testing this week, so our classes were cancelled at our school. Perfect timing 'cause Dad's leaving us for a while...we decided to check out the children's museum over on Bainbridge Island and enjoy the sunshine, baked goods and ferry together!

Her name in Lights

E Swing

His Name in Lights

N Swing

Very Windy Ferry Ride

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Puyallup Spring Fair 2012

Alright, it's a tradition now! Our family + the Halls. Animals, food, rides and load-o-smiles all day. The weather was outstanding, and it was more fun than I can say to watch the kids moving through the fair together.

chicken bench
waiting their turn to milk Mable the "cow"

team effort

the group

this may have been my favorite moment

girl canoe

boy canoe with escort

we didn't investigate, but gross!

roller coaster

They liked it

Sidelines

buddy swing

cluck

everyone won a frog!

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Friday, April 6, 2012

Spring Break Re-Charge; cold weather camping

1000th post!
on the drive
Tho we don't fall into the typical Spring Break needing family, we did decide to take advantage of the week off our parent-participation school offered and made a 2-night reservation at the Cape Disappointment State Park located at the furthest coastal SW tip of Washington. The weather didn't promise sunny warm breezes so a 13x13 pet-friendly rustic cabin seemed like a good idea. We all piled in the bunks (and floor) cooked outdoors on our stove, explored the beaches near by, roasted marshmallows, and hiked to both lighthouses that bookend the cove.


The exact opposite, in every way to Hawaii's version
Waikiki Beach
the boys by tide pools
drift wood
the gals
she just couldn't resist
playing it safe
hallow tree
Bunker on the way to a lighthouse
The Moll-Doll
Sooo happy to roast
hand grinding our morning coffee
a truck kite?
overlook
lighthouse