8.16.2017

Few pics from our last two days of semi-vacation:
Had a great breakfast at Snooze after a bike ride.

Chilling at the mall

Overcast and drizzly day at the beach, but still very fun!

Huddled in our "sun shelter" that was actually protecting us from the drizzle

Colleen in the water



Ry playing in the sand.

Forgot to take a pic of the donut breakfast after a bike ride around Lake Miramar this AM.
They had a delicious, giant apple fritter that looked something like this:
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8.13.2017

Few pics from a great weekend:


Ry with a project at school.



Mini-golfing




Shark cage!





and a little treat!

8.01.2017

The great pacific northwest road trip of 2017 - Part II
Some Camp Camano Photos


Art projects


Lunch

More crafts







Group photo

Mt Rainier

Playing with a lego aircraft

Reading

Showing dad all the stuff they made at camp

their can cars


Art work

Origami



Colleen's Hogwarts made from Magnatiles




Looking out from Ferry Dock about to cross to Bainbridge Island

On the ferry with the wheel in the background

Looking back at Seattle. Space needle on the left.

Found some Dr. Pepper vines at a gas station in Port Angeles!

View from hurricane ridge in Olympic National Park








Still some snow up in the mountains.


Water in the background and across the water is Canada!


Mule deer

Photo bombing mule deer

Beautiful hike




Another mule deer

Another photo bomb of said mule deer

Some chocolaty goodness! 



The beach we kayaked from near Port Angeles


Ready to paddle!

Here we go

Dad got to relax and ride with a great paddler up front

And then they were a little tired

Maybe a lot tired

On the Quiluete reservation at First Beach looking out to James' Island.



Beautiful beach with crazy ton of drift wood




Trail down to second beach

Was super foggy and really cool

Forks...home of Twilight

On the way up to the Hoh Rainforest

Our two little guides leading the way


Crazy root ball that had started growing more trees from it (nurse log)


So you can see size of root ball

There is herd of Roosevelt elk out just beyond shoreline.

There they are...like Indy sunning themselves...probably panting from heat! hahaha

Crazy smooth stones on the beach everywhere

Great for making cairns











On our way up to Marymere Falls


With the falls in the background






Lake Crescent


A Roosevelt Elk



Getting sworn in as junior rangers

With their ranger badges


Their national park booklets with coins from the national parks they have visited. Crater lake, Hoh rain forest and Hurricane Ridge (both part of Olympic National Park)




Mt. Shasta

Yummy turkey wrap from a BBQ place in Redding


All tuckered out

Almost home!