School starts tomorrow morning and we all have mixed feelings about starting up again. It has been a great summer and we have enjoyed spending time together as a family. Here is how we have been spending our last few weeks.
A few weeks ago we took a ferry ride from Edmonds to Kingston. This particular Saturday was very warm so the cool breeze on the Sound felt heavenly.
Zeke had a Birthday!!!
He even had a Chocolate Zucchini Cake for his birthday cake.
We finished up our last session of swimming lessons. All three of the kids improved their skills. The boys got their side breathing down and Lydia swam the length of the pool all by herself. It was very exciting!
We spent time at Lake Tapps. My parents live on a small island on a lake, and we love spending time with them on the lake.
They have a nice neighbor that lets us borrow her paddle boat and kayaks. The boys particularly love the paddle boat.
For Labor Day Weekend we went to Cannon Beach, Oregon with the Beaird Family. We had a relaxing weekend playing with them and enjoying the beauty of the Oregon coast.
To celebrate our official last day of summer (Tuesday) we went to the Zoo with the Hatch family. Most schools in Seattle start on the Tuesday after Labor Day, however our district doesn't start until Wednesday. So it's the perfect no crowd day to go to the Zoo.
We finished up our last session of swimming lessons. All three of the kids improved their skills. The boys got their side breathing down and Lydia swam the length of the pool all by herself. It was very exciting!
We spent time at Lake Tapps. My parents live on a small island on a lake, and we love spending time with them on the lake.
They have a nice neighbor that lets us borrow her paddle boat and kayaks. The boys particularly love the paddle boat.
For Labor Day Weekend we went to Cannon Beach, Oregon with the Beaird Family. We had a relaxing weekend playing with them and enjoying the beauty of the Oregon coast.Jacob loves to play outside. The beach was heaven to him. 
The Dads and older boys played football on the beach most of the time.
The Dads and older boys played football on the beach most of the time. They are all crazy about football!
The weather was perfect for kite flying. We just wished the breeze was a little warmer.
Landon is always up for a pose. He's pretty proud of this one.
The kids seemed to not notice how cold the water was.
When the tide is low, it's fun to get up close and personal with the fish wildlife.
Cannon Beach is one of my favorite places to go.
One day we went into Seaside. What a crazy group.
The weather was perfect for kite flying. We just wished the breeze was a little warmer.Landon is always up for a pose. He's pretty proud of this one.The kids seemed to not notice how cold the water was.When the tide is low, it's fun to get up close and personal with the fish wildlife.Cannon Beach is one of my favorite places to go.One day we went into Seaside. What a crazy group.
To celebrate our official last day of summer (Tuesday) we went to the Zoo with the Hatch family. Most schools in Seattle start on the Tuesday after Labor Day, however our district doesn't start until Wednesday. So it's the perfect no crowd day to go to the Zoo.
The weather was perfect and the animals were very entertaining. 
We love the Woodland Park Zoo. They are always adding new stuff. This year it was the Pink Flamingo exhibit. We learned an interesting fact about the Flamingos. The reason they are pink is because they eat so much shrimp. Isn't that crazy!
We love the Woodland Park Zoo. They are always adding new stuff. This year it was the Pink Flamingo exhibit. We learned an interesting fact about the Flamingos. The reason they are pink is because they eat so much shrimp. Isn't that crazy!
7 comments:
Fun times! I love the hat picture. Cannon Beach looked beautiful as always...
Looks like you guys have had a fun and busy summer! Your pictures are really making me want to take that road trip to the Northwest we keep talking about doing. We love Cannon Beach to!
I loved the pics of the ferry ride and "blowing out the candles"! It's so great to have a picture remembrance of summer...sometimes when everyone goes back to school and you're deep in the thick of it, you forget about all the fun things you did! Thanks for sharing your fun!
Love ya, Grandma Joani
WHY DID YOU WANT TO MOVE????
We love Cannon beach too. It looks as beautiful as ever! Glad you had fun.
We really need to get down to Cannon Beach so we can experience it for ourselves. It does look great. I'm glad the weather cooperated for our last weekend of summer.
One thing's for sure, your family definitely knows how to have fun!
Seeing that famous Cannon beach Rock in the background brought back so many memories...miss that place!
Looks like fun. It's always sad to see summer end.. :(
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