Okay, so I didn't think I would admit this so soon, but I am sold on Seattle! Now that the sun is out and the days are warm (but not stifling like the rest of the country), I can't imagine any other place more interesting or beautiful. I still miss Hermosa: the beach, the sun sets, the bright mornings, my friends, and did I mention the beach? But Seattle is definitely growing on me. Every day we do something new and we've been trying to get out most weekends and explore the greater Puget Sound area. Here are a few highlights:
Berry picking on the Olympic Penninsula. You can pick strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Plus there are farms all over that will let you pick whatever is in season. I noticed yesterday that blackberries are growing wild in all the parks.
The park down the street has a killer view of the sound. Our new au pair, Ronja, who is from Germany, will take the boys down and set up a lemonade stand. Tour buses stop there and the kids make a killing. If we were smart, we'd really work their cuteness while it is at its peak.
We had to wait until August to get a day above 80 (we've had three so far!) but on those days, the fountain below the Space Needle is timed to music and makes for a great afternoon of getting drenched and balloon sword fighting.
Mt. Rainier, when it is visible, is spectacular! This was taken from the beach at Discovery Park where we went tidepooling and found gigantic barnacles and huge purple starfish.
Strawberry milkshakes on the back deck after running through the sprinklers rocks! If they turned around, they could see cruise ships, container ships, ferries, sail boats and the occasional battleship pass by.
We camped in the northern cascades over the 4th of July. It was beautiful and so much fun. This is Tristan going on a night walk. He's got his headlamp on and is ready for action!
Fresh air and sunshine - ahhhhh!!!!!! Isn't this great, Tristan? "Yeah, but do you have any snacks?"
Smile if you like s'mores! Seriously, the main reason the boys liked camping was because they got to eat junk food.
Lucky for us, Ed was in town and helped us to set up camp. Otherwise, we might have been sleeping in the car like we did in Yosemite. Thanks Uncle Ed!
Berry picking on the Olympic Penninsula. You can pick strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Plus there are farms all over that will let you pick whatever is in season. I noticed yesterday that blackberries are growing wild in all the parks.
The park down the street has a killer view of the sound. Our new au pair, Ronja, who is from Germany, will take the boys down and set up a lemonade stand. Tour buses stop there and the kids make a killing. If we were smart, we'd really work their cuteness while it is at its peak.
We had to wait until August to get a day above 80 (we've had three so far!) but on those days, the fountain below the Space Needle is timed to music and makes for a great afternoon of getting drenched and balloon sword fighting.
Mt. Rainier, when it is visible, is spectacular! This was taken from the beach at Discovery Park where we went tidepooling and found gigantic barnacles and huge purple starfish.
Strawberry milkshakes on the back deck after running through the sprinklers rocks! If they turned around, they could see cruise ships, container ships, ferries, sail boats and the occasional battleship pass by.
We camped in the northern cascades over the 4th of July. It was beautiful and so much fun. This is Tristan going on a night walk. He's got his headlamp on and is ready for action!
Fresh air and sunshine - ahhhhh!!!!!! Isn't this great, Tristan? "Yeah, but do you have any snacks?"
Smile if you like s'mores! Seriously, the main reason the boys liked camping was because they got to eat junk food.
Lucky for us, Ed was in town and helped us to set up camp. Otherwise, we might have been sleeping in the car like we did in Yosemite. Thanks Uncle Ed!
