Sucia Island - Part Two

We headed by boat to Ewing Cove for lunch Saturday and some relaxation on the beach. The sandstone formations are just incredible here.

The kids picked up the moon jellies off the beach and flung them back into the water to save them.

At low tide the girls and I walked out onto these little islands to explore.

The boys driving the boat.... watch out world!

We saw a lot of wildlife on this trip, including this pair of Bald Eagles.

A perch for Eric at sunset.

Sunday morning we headed out to Jones Island for a hike followed by pool time at Rosario Resort. Unfortunately my camera battery died and I have no more photos of the weekend. So sad! But, it was super fun! The pool time was great - Reed could jump in, stand up on the bottom, walk to the stairs, and repeat. He was in heaven! And the opportunity to clean up was much needed. Monday morning we packed up and lounged at Shallow Bay's sandy beach before heading home. It was a wonderful getaway with our friends!

Sucia Island with Eric and Olivia - Part 1

The last day of school was a half-day, so we had the boat all packed up and headed out to Sucia Island at noon with Eric, Olivia, and their children, Margaret and Joseph. We were so happy to get out for our first boat adventure for the summer with our friends!

 Low tide launch at Lummi Point - Durango handled it well. We packed the boat Thursday night for a speedy departure Friday.

 A little overcast Friday, but the forecast held sun in our future.

 Home sweet home... scenes from our campsite Friday evening.

On Saturday we hiked the north side of the island - the Lawson Bluffs trail - out to the north point on Shallow Bay. The views were spectacular and the sandstone point was really interesting to explore.

Charlotte's Concert, Graduation, and Father's Day

Charlotte just had her kindergarten concert in June. She was beaming and knew every word and every hand motion! She even had a speaking part and nailed it!

 

 

She also did an amazing job on her Orca Whale report. She works so hard on her assignments, it is really rewarding to see.

 As this school year ends, I have to bid farewell to this beautiful and talented crew of senior ladies of Shorecrest ASB - McKenna, Megan, and Sophie. I loved every minute of working with them and their futures are SO bright!

 With Megan at graduation! She is Gonzaga-bound!

 Happy Father's Day, Eben! You are so loved by all of us. The amount of gifts the kids produced this year was quite impressive. But hey - they love dad just that much!

 

Lastly - here is the core group of the LFP book club! We've been meeting since the winter and I look forward to these evenings so much! June's book was "Night Circus" and we got together on the Solstice in Natalie's garden. It was an enchanting night which perfectly matched the book.

Edison's 1st Grade Concert & Hiking Dirtyface Peak's Fall Creek

Edison sang in the 1st and 2nd Grade concert at Ridgecrest this past Friday morning. His music teacher, Ms. Early, had orchestrated quite a performance of about 8 songs - some in different languages and others involving dancing. For most songs, one of the classes would rotate to the stage and accompany the singers on xylophones and other percussion instruments. Edison chose the Alto Xylophone. It was really fun to see this big concert!

 

 

We headed to the cabin after school on Friday. It was a gorgeous weekend out there and we went hiking on a new trail for us. Basically we hiked the first mile of the Dirtyface Peak trailhead to a cool waterfall feeding Fall Creek. It had an amazing view of the whole Lake Wenatchee/Plain valley and we can't wait to take our friends to this special spot.