Picking Pumpkins

Ok, we actually didn't pick any pumpkins (we already bought some) but we did lots of other stuff including a petting zoo, hay bail maze, slide, tractor rides, corn kernel thing (like the ball area in McDonnald's), and a kid play area. We met up with Sheila's brother Josh and his family before they took off to move to Indiana.

  

 

Matt & Cousin Samantha playing on a tractor 

 

Ride um cowgirl! 

 

Ye haw! 

 

Milking the ahh... bucket 

 

Another tractor 

 

Lydia waiting to go on a tractor ride

 

More tractors 

 

Yea! 

A trip to the park

Going to the park is a common occurrence on non-rainy days up here. Here's some shots from a recent trip.

A trip to Bridalveil Falls

Yesterday we decided to go for a little hike in the Washington Cascades called Bridalveil Falls. I thought that the hike was 2.4 miles but as it turned out we ended up traveling 4.6 miles. Lydia did a great job and walked/ran the entire time. Matthew did well on the way up but I ended up carrying a grumpy boy the entire way back (he needed a nap). I think that next time we will leave a bit earlier and try to find a 1 mile hike, that just might be ideal.

Geocaching

There was a little bit of daylight left Monday evening so we decided to go geocaching. Usually we go and grab the cache and take off, but the trail next to the geocache was really pretty so we took a little stroll. Here's some pictures.

Lydia's Birthday

We celebrated Lydia's birthday this past Saturday. She invited two of her friends to come over. Lydia opened her presents, then we had cake, then we went to a park, then we came back and had lunch. Good times!

Dungeness Pit, I mean Spit

What is a Spit anyways? A narrow piece of land sticking out into the water. The Dungeness Spit is the longest in the U.S. There is a lighthouse 5 miles out, but we didn't feel quite that energetic for a 10 mile hike with the Children. It's not a very good picture, but the spit is the part that sticks out near the top on the left (ok, more like the middle).

There is a short 1/2 mile hike from the parking lot down to the spit

Lydia is so excited

So am I!

Matt being happy... he liked watching Lydia running in the water

Yours truly

Matt playing with a stick. We thought that those sticks looked like snakes as they were all twisty like.

We found a little lean-to that someone had made. Lydia and I tried to hide from Sheila and Matt but I guess the huge gap gave us away.

View from the beach

The happy (and beautiful) couple

Another view from the beach

Lydia and I playing in de water

Lydia (I asked her what she wanted me to say about this picture and she said "hi, I love you".)

Someone built these rock formations

View of the water form an overlook

Another view from the overlook