Washington!!!

Well, we just got back from a wonderful 9 day vacation in Washington State. It was awesome! It's so green and woodsie! I loved it! Anyway, apparently for half of the time we were up there they were having record breaking heat (mind you that meant about 90 where we were at). But for the other half, it was closer to 70 for a high. So you'll notice a change in our attire as you scroll the pics. Anyway, the evening of July 25 we arrived at the resort at Discovery Bay in a downpour. It was awesome! It poured all night, and we just slept with the windows open! We were right on the water, so the smell was incredible! Anyway, the next morning, we drove up to Port Townsend to grab some groceries, and then we decided to drive down to Gig Harbor (James' old stompin' grounds) and met up with one of James' old friends. The kids had fun playing at a local park and in a kiddie pool in the backyard. And James had fun catching up and reminiscing. I enjoyed making new friends! Anyway, the next day, we decided to go check out Olympic National Park. We did a couple hikes in there, but it was kind of hot (beginning of the heat wave). Here are a few pics of that:

The next day we went to a local beach called Salt Creek (because it was where salt creek fed into the Strait of Juan de Fuca). The kids had fun splashing in the water, while I had fun taking pictures of sea urchins and such. It was fun:

We wore ourselves out, and just hung around the resort for the rest of the heat wave, but a few days later we headed out for Cape Flattery. It ended up being a much longer drive than anticipated (the road was so curvey we could only go like 25 mph!), but it was totally worth it! The hike in was gorgeous, and the views of the lighthouse and ocean when we got there were breathtaking! I highly recommend it!

The fam with the Cape Flattery lighthouse in the background -- on the island

Anyway, we enjoyed the full week there, and on the way home decide to ferry over to Seattle and go from there. The kids had a blast on the big boat, and as we were coming into Seattle, The Blue Angels were flying over (for some festival or something) and it was such a cool view. The pics just didn't do it justice!

A view of Seattle from the ferry

Anyway, on the drive home, there was a beautiful sunset somewhere over Oregon, so I threw this pic in for fun!

Sorry this is the abridged version of our trip, but hey, I'm tired and I want to go to bed. Just be happy I'm posting! :)