We missed out on a lot of the Summer because of a certain little baby we bore in April, so now we're desparately holding on to any remnants of good weather before it goes away! We did the beach a couple weeks ago, and today we went on a ferry ride! And oh my goodness, what a great day!!! The kids were ELATED to go on a big boat, I can't begin to tell you how many times they said "WE'RE ON A BOAT!" as I was taking their pictures :-)
After finally finding a free parking spot, we walked...and walked...and walked until we reached the Washington State Ferries pier where we boarded a ferry headed to Bainbridge Island. The kids were ecstatic! And immediately - "I have to go potty" "I have to go potty too" "So do I" (yes, one of those was of course Matt). So once everyone went potty, we gave Jenna a bottle, the boat departed and the kids loved watching us move away from land. My favorite part was watching the birds flying along side us! They just stayed right next to our window, it was so cool to watch! We went out front on the boat, Juliana did NOT like the massive wind, Jacob LOVED IT! I could hardly get him back inside.
We arrived at Bainbridge Island, packed us up and ventured onto the island. We walked into town in search of an ice cream treat! We found Mora Ice Creamery, super tasty ice cream, but man was it pricey... :o) We headed back towards the ferry, played in a park area for a bit, and boarded the next ferry back to Seattle. The kids went on the top deck for a while, Juliana did much better up there, it wasn't quite as windy on the way back. We piled back in the van, and Mommy & Daddy had a very peaceful ride home as ALL THREE children were fast asleep :-) Apparently all you have to do is make them walk about 3 miles throughout a day, after having fun at church :-) As soon as we pulled away, Jacob said he wanted to go back on the boat, and of course Juliana followed with a "EE TOO!"
As we were walking through the town, Matt and I both noticed at the same time how it felt like we were away on vacation. What a wonderful feeling! And so nice that it was at such a small price and so easy to do. We'll definitely do that again in the Spring, we're already looking forward to it!
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What a great day, and perfect weather!!!
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4 comments:
WHAT A FUN DAY!!!! So glad you are able to do a little catching up now that Jenna's a little easier to do that stuff with!
Sounds like the perfect day...with perfect weather for it! I love all the pictures you took. I'm so glad you were able to get away & really connect as a family. Sometimes it's hard to do that as you get busy with day to day life. Great memories!
What a great idea. Glad that you got to slow down and enjoy the day on a mini-vacation!
Looks like a blast!! It's nice to just go away for an afternoon without spending a ton of money but still making a ton of memories!
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