Seaview Kalles Family Trip 2009 June 30, 2009

This past weekend Jeff, Ethan, and I went to Seaview Washington with Jeff’s sister Mandy’s family and Jeff’s brother Shane. We had a great time and enjoyed the fantastic weather all weekend. I could not believe that we lucked out with sun and blue sky the whole time we were there.

We left for the 4 hour drive on Friday morning and arrived at Seaview around 3 to check in to our hotel. Once the bags were out of the car we were headed to the beach. As soon as Ethan saw the ocean water and waves he made a b-line for the water. We figured that since the water is not as warm as Mexico he would soon realize this and not want to go near it again. We were totally wrong. He is just a water baby at heart and we could not get him out of the waves even though he was shivering he was just loving it. After our beach venture we headed back and met up with the rest of the fam for dinner and then we had a fire and cooked some smores.

   

On Saturday we woke up and headed in to town for breakfast and then headed back down to the beach. This time Ethan played a little in the sand and ended up trying to swim in some tide pools. Luckily the water was warm in the tide pools so he was able to stay in a little longer without us having to drag him out kicking and screaming. After the beach we headed into town for some lunch followed by a trip to the amusement rides and arcade since these are necessities for beach towns. Ethan loved the rides and especially liked bowling in the arcade. I think that we will have to take him to a real bowling alley in the near future since he seemed to be pretty good at it.

On Sunday we woke up and went to the beach and the arcade one more time before the long trek home but it was fun had by all. I think this will definitley be a Kalles summer tradition but next time we are thinking possibly renting a house instead and maybe changing locations up a little. I guess you’ll have to wait until next summer to find out where we go next.

Happy Father’s Day! June 22, 2009

Today was all about celebrating Father’s Day. We woke up bright and early and headed out to breakfast. Then we all got in the car and headed for a morning of fun at the Seattle Center.

When we first arrived we decided to visit the Sci-Fi Museum which is connected to the EMP. They had a Jim Henson exhibit that they were running that we really wanted to visit. I had gone to a similar exhibit when I was younger and this one seemed to be pretty small compared to when it was previously at the Science Center. It was still neat to see the Burt and Ernie puppets and some of the older puppets. They even had these walls that were made out of the Muppet fur that you could touch.  Jeff and Ethan even got to get their picture taken on the Sesame Street Step.

 

After the Sci-fi museum Ethan was ready to run around and burn off some energy so we went to the Children’s Museum. While there he got to paint a picture, play in the water, and of course his favorite thing of all which is driving the vehicles.

   

 

 

Then to sum up our adventure we decided on the way out to do a few rides at the Fun Forest. Ethan had never been on an amusement ride before and since he loves cars so much we new which one had to be his first. He enjoyed himself so much that it was hard to get him to leave when the ride was over.

 

 

 

Hope that everyone had a fantastic Father’s Day! XOXO

Farmhouse B&B on Whidbey Island, WA. June 14, 2009

My mother-in-law Alison had purchased for Jeff and I over Christmas a gift certificate to the Farmhouse B&B. I was really excited when we opened up this gift because on top of getting away for the weekend she also provided us with babysitting while we were gone. So we decided that we would use it as an anniversary getaway since our 8 year wedding anniversary is on Wednesday. We had a fantastic time and lovely weather to boot.

When we arrived at our lodging for the weekend we were greeted by the very friendly Inn keepers and taken on a tour around the property which was located between Langley and Freeland on Whidbey Island. We were shown all of the local resident bunnies and the resident donkeys Leo and Cleo. The bunnies followed us around hoping for us to provide them with carrots which they rushed over as soon as they were aware that is what you had with you. I think we spent a good part of our stay feeding the bunnies and the donkeys and I am pretty sure that those rabbits and donkeys never go hungry.

On Friday night we decided to head into town and go and visit the local wine shop. There we of course participated in a wine tasting which was fantastic and ended up bringing home a couple of bottles to enjoy. Then we headed to dinner at Prima Bistro in Langley for some tasty mussels and fantastic dessert up on their deck.

On Saturday we had a big dinner planned at the Inn at Langley so we decided to take it easy and just relax. We were actually able to get through a bunch of our books which was nice. We visited a few farmer’s markets in the morning followed by shopping in town. For lunch we went to the Chef’s Pantry in town and they made us a picnic basket of a bunch of cheeses, meats, and bread which was really tasty. In the evening we headed to dinner and boy was that a fantastic meal. Two of our favorite dishes they prepared was the Taku Salmon with peas and bacon, and for dessert they served a honey mousse with chocolate sorbet. To die for.

I’ve included a bunch of pictures below of our stay and I highly recommend visiting the Farmhouse when you are on Whidbey and tell the bunnies and the donkeys hi from us!

   

   

   

Furry 5K 2009 June 8, 2009

This past weekend Jeff, Ethan, Bindi, and I participated in the Furry 5K race to support the Seattle Animal Shelter. This has been I believe the 7th or 8th year that we have participated in the race. We were able to wrangle up some of our friends to join us as well so it was a day of doggies, babies, and walking. Luckily the weather cooperated and it was a little on the cooler side. I also think that this was probably the biggest turnout that they have had since we had to park about 2 miles away from the start of the race so technically we did a 8K.