Port Townsend Ferry

Well hang in there with me I still have a TON of pictures from my parents trip here and I want to share them all with you. I am just a little behind in getting them up.

Mom read this great article in one of her (MANY, haha) magazines about Port Townsend. We decided that she couldn't miss out on seeing that this trip so we made reservations for the ferry and went over on a tuesday. The Ferry was fun, I had never been on the ferry so it was a new experience for me and the boys. Port Townsend was such a neat town. Very old, I think we figured out that it was established around the 1850's. The buildings were so pretty. Gabriel took that picture, by the way. And Noah found a PUZZLE STORE that we will be sure to visit again. We also had a great time at the beach at Fort Worden. That shot of Ferdy digging in the last post was taken there.

Watch him Grow!

He is growing and growing!! And becoming more and more a part of the family. From day one we knew we had a winner. He total has had only 4 accidents indoors. Potty training has been a complete breeze. So far he has learned to wait at the door before coming in the house, bark to go potty outside, wait in the crate until he is told to come, and lay down on his pillow when we point to it. And He is just the most mellow little thing. We are working on the mouthing but that just goes along with being a puppy. He is growing so fast I am trying to remember to keep taking pictures so we can record his growth.

Invention Day!!

Gabriel has decided that he is going to be an inventor when he grows up. While we were camping he drove us nuts saying explaining all of his inventions (about every 10 minutes or so). Of course I love to hear his clever ideas... but he always ends the sentence with "can you help me make that mom?" or starts it "maybe we can buy some" ... rope or wood or glue ..." and then I can make" Well after awhile it is hard to find an answer to his constant queries about inventing. So I came up with a plan on how to encourage the inventing without driving us all crazy. First daddy bought him a graph paper notebook. And everytime he comes up with an idea we tell him that he needs to draw a picture of his invention in his notebook. Then I put a giant bucket in the closet and we started filling it with odds and ends. Yogurt cups, boxes, egg crates, string, ect... We told Gabriel that when the box was full we would have an invention day. Our box just happen to get full about the time Mamaw arrived so we decided to have an Invention Day while she was here. And this is the result :)

Gabriel made a Rolling Dog Toy Holder


And Noah made a Rocket

Coupeville, Greenbank Winery, and Camp Casey

One Saturday we headed over to Coupeville. It is one of the many little fishing villages in this area. Beautiful little town with lots of great shops right along the water. After Coupeville we headed over to the Greenbank Winery, but not for wine... for PIE!! The Winery has a cute little pie shop with all kinds of yummy pies. Of course Noah, the gluten free kiddo, got a treat too. A plate FULL of watermelon, mmmm! The Winery also has a little playground and we had to stop there to run off some energy. After that we headed down the road to Camp Casey. We were hoping to show mom and dad the lighthouse. But it was being restored so we couldn't go inside. But we did get a nice surprise. We saw 3 dear, and the last two were a mother and a fawn. They were not at all bothered by us pulling up right beside them and taking pictures from the car. In fact they even came a little closer to us and posed for pictures for a few minutes :)

Farmer's Market and Langley

My mom and Dad came up for a visit and we had a great time showing them around Whidbey and the surrounding area. On this particular day we visited the Bayview Farmer's Market and then headed over to Langley.



There were so many special treats at the farmer's market. The boys had fresh picked strawberries and honey straws.


In Langley Abby and I shared a chocolate ice cream cone



There were these wonderful little benches back behind the booths great for rest in the shade.



We loved looking at all the flowers for sale, makes me wish I were better at gardening!


The boys met some chickens too.

Peek a BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Ferdy meets his Family

On my Way to see my new home!


ooooh I have a BOY!!


Oh my goodness I have TWO BOYS!!


AND a girl too!!


Ahhhhh... Life is good!

Our New House

We haven't really taken pics of our new house yet. We have just been so busy unpacking and now mom and dad are here visiting. But we are IN IT, and that is the main thing. It feels soooooo good, to have a house again. We all needed some room to stretch out. Here is a little sampling of pictures we have taken over the past month or so in our house. We moved in on Memorial Weekend.


Abigail and Daddy on the Porch Swing. We have a big porch with enough room for a couple of rocking chairs as well as the swing.

This is the boys completely PASSED OUT in the playroom... even superheros need their rest!

Abby found a hidey spot in the new empty cabinets.

And mommy posing on my GIGANTO counter in our kitchen.

Driftwood

I love all the driftwood that is on the beaches here. It is just piled along the shore and looks like a work of art. I have been aching to take my camera down there and spend some time taking pictures of it. The kids love exploring the beaches, there is so much to see and do. But even they will tell you that the best thing is the driftwood... of course that is because it is their own natural playground.

Wishes and Kisses