August adventures
Allen continues to make our home beautiful. He painted our outdoor lights
He refinished our driveway
Getting to take pictures with the actors after the show
Annual summer trip to the outdoor theater
Hike to and from the theater
We saw "The Big Fish"
Alexis made these mittens
Alexis and Eliana cooking up something fun
Carter and Cole relaxing
Beautiful summer sunset
Alexis made this pillow from one of her favorite shirts that she had outgrown. She is so creative.
We were supposed to visit family in CA for two weeks in August. However, they were sick so we had to plan something else. We decided to go back to Whidbey Island and explore new areas. Here we are on the ferry.
First night...Mexican food :)
We spent two nights in Bellingham. We visited Western Washington University
The library had a display of Eames chairs.
Looking up words in the big dictionary
Beautiful campus
We had to take a picture of this sign. It is one of the "new" words kids use
Having fun in the pool at our hotel
So many kids it was great
We found this cool walk on the water
And of course a playground with swings
We hiked to see some small waterfalls
The kids took some pictures of the hotel lobby
Alexis would sit in the closet and talk to her friend Scarlett on the phone
Breakfast
Pretending to be Dad
Another fun playground
We surprised the kids and had our BFF's meet us for a few days
First afternoon we went to the beach
We attended the ranger program. The kids made masks
The we learned about these birds
After the ranger program we moved to the other side of the beach and had dinner
And watched a beautiful sunset
Love this picture
Good morning
Spent most of the day at Fort Casey. Girls are flying kites
Boys are chasing Allen with Nerf guns
Coloring
So beautiful
Out to dinner
Fun in our hot tub
Having a snack
Ferry ride to the San Juan island
Trolley ride around the island
We stopped at the light house
We all had some fun on the rocks and looking for sea life
Dinner after the tour
Great seafood on the water and across the street from our ferry
We had some dirt cups for a late night snack. Pudding and Oreo cookies, with a gummy worm
Sheila gave the kids their own scrap book
More pool fun
Kids working on the Ranger Books
They each received a wooden ranger badge
Then we played for a bit at Deception State Park before our friends left
Cranberry Lake
Favorite frozen yogurt stop
Back to the beach
Found this super yummy Chinese buffet
Mount Erie on a rainy day
This place had super high ratings but was always so busy. So we went on a rainy day. It was yummy
Quick stop for a slurpy
Stopped by Fort Casey on our way to the ferry
Saw whales from the ferry on our way home. Hard to snap a picture but they were out near the boat in the picture
New hair cut for the 5th grade.
Another surprise for the kids! We met them at Ocean Shores
Pool life
Celebrating Sheila's 40th birthday
After dinner we took the kids to the beach
Beautiful sunset
A little more swimming
Cake to celebrate Sheila's birthday
Now that is some bed head
Morning swim or really relaxing in the hot tub
Allen took Alexis garage sale shopping to celebrate her report card. All her finds. She got brand new Ugg boots for $15
Finished driveway
After back to school night we went out for dinner
Labor Day weekend. Maryann and Jack were here for a visit after their cruise. We spent most of our time on the deck
We had a lot of great adventures in August. Sad summer is over but excited for the fall.
