A Very Busy Weekend

To go along with what was already a busy week this last weekend was exhausting and fun!  Friday we had a fun play date with a preschool friend, Mason and his sister and Mom.  We decided to go out to Jetty Island.  I had never been there before and neither had she and since the weather has been great we wanted to spend some time outside and let the kids run off as much energy as possible.

All the kids were excited to ride the boat.  We headed over there around 1030 and returned around 330. There was an extremely low tide that day so it was fun to let the kids run and run and run!  I can still here Alyssa's giggles from chasing Mason and him her.  There was a nice little breeze out there so it didn't get too hot.  After Kelly and I had a little conversation about sand Knox decided to pour sand down my back and it went down my shorts.  Nothing like a little sand in your underwear to keep things interesting!  Ha!

I can tell that this is going to be a place that we hang out a lot in the years to come!  A lot of people complain about the PNW and I have to say that I love living in this area.  We have so many options of things to do right at our fingertips! 

Saturday my good friend Michelle and I decided to take our kids on a hike and go to the Ice Caves.  Neither one of us had gone before so we weren't sure how the kids were going to do especially the little ones.  It's only about a mile hike but pretty much all up hill to the caves.  The day we chose to go the weather was nice and probably around the mid 80's.  The kids, especially the older ones, did awesome.  Once at the top or to the caves which weren't formed yet we checked it out and headed back.  The kids wanted to play on it but seriously lame parent moment, I wasn't going to have my children be a casualty of the melting snow.  We headed back down and there were no complaints because they knew they were going to eat!  I have to say we were pretty hungry too!

It was funny because I have this game with Alyssa we play picking a letter of the day and we do stuff that is all about that letter.  Well we were finding all these things that begin with "S" and somehow everyone walking who passed us got in on it.  It was actually amazing how many "s" words we came up with.

Anyhow the picnic was fun after and when we were headed home Michelle and the kids came back to the house for water play and an impromptu BBQ.  It was great having them over and all the kids played great and were wiped out!  Alyssa loved going on the hike except for the heat.

Sunday we were able to get tickets to go see the Everett Aquasox.  I say able because that weekend they were pretty much all sold out.  It was a fun time having all of us hang out.  The kids loved it and had fun in the bounce houses, running around from a boy who was chasing them with a spray gun, the goodies, and the "cool" older girl who had an ipod and let Alyssa listen to it.  Jeez she is four and already wanting crap like that!  Oh and if you ask her she will be five soon, not until February, and then six.  It's so funny!

It was a very busy weekend for us and a lot of fun.  Our schedules seem to always be pact but I wouldn't trade it.  I get incredibly bored otherwise!