The second day I was there we went to a pumpkin patch and carved pumpkins. These are the pictures I'm missing but Leah's got some great pictures of that on her blog. The third day Leah and the kids and I went to Deception Pass which is out on the Puget Sound. I really wanted to see some of the nature while I was visiting because Washington is supposed to be so beautiful. I wasn't disappointed. Deception Pass is a strait between two islands on the Sound. This is the bridge that goes over the Pass.
As you might be able to see from the picture above there is a pedestrian walkway on the bridge. I wanted to get some good pictures of the breathtaking view so I ventured out onto the bridge while Leah stayed in the car with the kids. I didn't make it too far because it seems I am more afraid of heights than I thought. But I did manage to get some good shots.
Shot from the top of the bridge.
Looking the other direction. The water was such a striking color.
After I had gotten a good look from the top we drove down to the shore to have a picnic, where I got this picture.
Here's Peter baby and his big smile.
Oliver on the beach.
Next Leah took me up to Anacortes which is on Fidalgo Island, one of the islands Deception Pass runs between. I got another beautiful view of the Sound.
Cutie Marie and me.
The other great part about my visit was that I got to be there on Halloween. The kids and Shane went out to trick-or-treat while Leah and I stayed home to give out candy. I was a hunch back and Leah was a witch. At twenty five I figure my trick-or-treating days are over and the greatest satisfaction I can hope for is to scare the little kids that come to get candy. I wasn't very successful by the way. Kids nowadays are too worldly-wise. Ah well. Doug embraced his youth and went out trick-or-treating with Abe and Johnny. He was very glad when I came home the next day. But he did tell me he got an unprecedented amount of homework done while I was gone :) All in all it was a very relaxing trip and a much needed break thanks to Leah and Shane who were so considerate and hospitable.
3 comments:
Hey Mim, we've got your pictures on our computer. I will see what I can do to get Shane to put them in a zip file and e-mail them to you. We enjoyed your visit so much.
I love the gum shot of Peter and of course the costume shots!
i just realized... you really like unibrows. your past several costumes have included them. i think you should just grow one (if that's at all poissible, maybe with the aid of some hair groth product?) to save yourself some trouble next halloween. it's really quite becoming anyway.
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