Family Vacation!!!

23Last week we went on a family vacation to Washington to visit Aunt Cathy (Mike's sister),

 Uncle Blair and their girls. We loaded the kids in the car Sunday right after a baby blessing we went to and drove for 15 hours arriving at Cathy's house in Gig Harbor at 1:30 in the morning! Both kids surprised us on how well they travelled. We enjoyed lots of movies and treats and a few stops along the way. On Monday we just hung around Gig Harbor and enjoyed seeing what there was to see there. We went to a very nice memorial service at the local cemetery and then went and saw the harbor. Later that day we took the Kayak out and Mike and Joel rode around the harbor.

Joel's cousins taught him what Jelly Fish were okay to hold and which ones were dangerous ... so Joel got to hold his first Jelly Fish! He thought it was very cool!  

Tuesday we took to the car again and drove over to Ocean Shores and went to the beach. It was cold and rainy, but that didn't stop us tough Idahoans from going out! :)! I loved this picture of my boys!

 We also went and saw a lighthouse for me. We can't be by the ocean and not stop to see one of my favorite things! Unfortunately it was closed, so we only got to walk around the outside.

Wednesday we took the ferry into Seattle and went to the aquarium and to the science museum. We looked at everything from fish to dinosaurs. Joel had a really fun time, and Mike and I weren't all that bored either ;)!

 Looking at fish in a huge fish tank!

Touching the star fish and anemones

At the science museum

Thursday we spent time relaxing again. We went to a very yummy Chinese buffet with Cathy and Blair and then went and visited my Aunt Ann and Uncle Mike and had a wonderful dinner there and watched some of the baseball game before Joel told us it was time to go! We then packed up and headed home on Friday. We had a wonderful time and thanks to Cathy and Blair for letting us stay with them!