Spring Break fun on Whidbey Island

We spent our Spring Break on the beautiful Whidbey Island this year. It's just Northwest of Seattle and it is beautiful there. Trevor and I just love the Oregon/ Washington coast. It is so different from the California or Florida coast with the thick green forests on the edge of the sandy/stony beaches. It really is breathtaking.
We stayed in an awesome 3 bedroom house in downtown Coupeville
with this view out our front window...

The kids discovered the binoculars and enjoyed spying on our neighbors. ;)
Our first day on the island we went to Ft Casey to check out the remains of the military base there and the beautiful lighthouse.

We spent hours everyday on different beaches all over the island.

This dog was drawn to Trevor, he kept bringing him driftwood to play fetch. Some of the sticks were 5ft long. I had to laugh... Trevor couldn't get rid of him and the owner seemed to be oblivious for quite awhile.



The kids LOVED combing the beaches for treasures. Megan especially loves to collect shells and pretty rocks. She came home with 2 bags full!!








Deception Pass was our favorite beach. It was so beautiful and peaceful there.

We went on some fun hikes and ran into some HUGE slugs.

We were sitting in the house one day when I heard a helicopter and it kept getting closer and closer. I finally grabbed Davis and ran outside so we could see it and was shocked when it landed in our yard!!! Seriously, right in the grass like it was normal or something. It turns our the pilot knew the guy that owns the rental and just stopped in to say hi to him.
Davis cried and cried when it flew away.

On the way home we stopped to see the daffodils in Mount Vernon. Pretty.


What a great spring break!!!

Megan's birthday and a trip to Oregon Coast

It's official, Megan is 7 years old!

She had a great birthday. She opened presents after breakfast and then we jumped in the car and headed for the coast.

It was COLD the whole time we were there (apparently that is normal for the Oregon coast) but it was BEAUTIFUL. We stopped to see the beach then went on to the beach house we rented (for a screaming deal btw).

Meg wanted a giant cookie for her cake, YUM!

The next day we explored The Port of Newport.

We spent the morning looking at shops and visiting the sea lions then we headed for the beach.

The beach by our place was very private and absolutely gorgeous! Trevor and I agreed, we couldn't think of another place we have been that was more beautiful... the pictures don't do it justice.

It was cold and windy but that didn't stop the kids. They were in heaven. Especially the boys... miles of sand to dig in.

We found this little lobster in the sand. Lucky for him we don't care for seafood. ;)

The next day we went to the Hatfield science center where Trevor, Hallie, and I touched an octopus! No pictures since I was too busy trying to build up the courage to stick my hand in the giant aquarium and touch the big guy. How cool is that!
They also had a petting pond for the whole family with all kinds of cool and slimy things.

We ran into a few crazy pirates...


before heading to the local lighthouse.

And finally, on the way home we stopped to see some amazing falls.

It's fun to live so close (okay 5 1/2 hours anyway) to such a beautiful part of the world.

We'll be back!

Cumberland Falls

We've wanted to visit Cumberland Falls ever since we moved to Kentucky.

They call it "The Niagara of the South".

We finally made it there last month.

I told Campbell we were going to see a waterfall and he said, "But, I need a submarine!".

Then when we got there and he saw the river he said, "But, now I need a boat!"

We found this fun hollow tree (Megan was worried about spiders inside it).

As soon as we saw this sign warning us of black bears Hallie and Megan were done with our little adventure (bears are so scary!!) and Campbell on the other hand was determined to find a bear.

"But, where's the bears?" he asked over and over and over again.