West Coast Fun

After a busy weekend of moving we headed west to Washington state. What were we doing out there you ask? well, we were visiting grandpop and grandma of course! We had a great time and Lucian made a new best friend, Ian. He asks about him a lot and would like to visit him again soon for hours of non-stop playtime. He even likes to invite Ian over to our house to play. We had a great time while we were out there too. Though we didn't make it to Seattle this trip, we did make it to the waterfront and to another really cool rock beach with a fantastic view. It was a good experience for Joe and Lucian to experience salt water life rather than fresh water.  There were jellyfish in the water too. Lucian liked seeing all the baby jellyfish. We all hung our heads over the edge of the dock and looked into the water to see the other various life. There were big schools of fish swimming around , oysters on the dock edges, tube worms, and other life. We didn't get to look for crabs on the shore this time around but that will give us something to look forward to next time.  The other beach was just as fun. The tide was low so we were able to walk down fairly far. There were oyster and clam shells along the different sized rocks.  We gathered some cool stones along the way.  Then we played in the playground area and picked blackberries.  I forgot how much I missed being able to pick wild blackberries and walk among really straight evergreen trees. It's just a different type of forest.

At grandpop's house Lucian played with Ian non-stop. They played in the pool, outside on the playground, inside every room, they had a dance party, a bath party, and watched cartoons together. They had a blast. They even did an excellent job taking turns riding the tractor power wheel. Lucian even had his first actual tractor ride sitting on grandpop's lap! The boys also got to pick out there own piece of pottery to paint at the ceramics place. I think they did a great job. I can't wait to see how they turned out. Needless to say, they had fun. I'm looking forward to the next visit.