Day 10 - Friday July 2nd I started off the day by taking Caleb into the walk in clinic. It was a really nice place but as usual we had to wait forever. Caleb did good though, we did find out that in spite of the las 10 day round of antibiotics he still has a double ear infection. And if that wasn't enough he also has bronchiospasm which I guess is the beginnings of bronchitis. They did a breathing treatment in the office and the nurses we all very impressed with how well he did with it, he was a perfect patient. So the sent us home with a prescription for another 10 days of antibiotics and a breathing machine to continue the albuterol as needed. We were there for about 2 hours and in hind sight I should've just dropped off the prescriptions on my way back home but I didn't know where to go so I didn't and just cam home to put Caleb down for a nap. Later we all packed up to go out to Lincoln Park Beach on Puget Sound for dinner and dropped off the prescriptions on the way and at the time I didn't think we would have any problems getting back to pick them up by 9pm but I was wrong. Anyway we went to Lincoln Park and ate fried chicken for dinner ( I know you are jealous Mike ) then walked along the beach for a ways and then let the kids play in the water for a while.
There was a huge drift wood tree stump that they all played on and had a great time. When everyone was cold enough they changed back into dry clothes and we started to walk back up towards the car. There was also a big park up by the car that had a zip line so we had to stop there and let all the kids play on that too. Because it stays light so late here I didn't even realize it was already past 9 o'clock by the time we left so I missed picking up Caleb's medicine. But he did pretty well and we all had a good time.
Day 11 - Saturday July 3rd - We went to Leavenworth. It is this cute little town up in the mountains that looks like you are in the Swiss Alps. All of the buildings have that bavarian look to them. We went because we thought they were going to have a "kinderfest" but it was only on the 4th so we got there a day early. Our cousin Jaylin Jones is doing his grad work a Michigan State but is out in Seattle for a 3 week conference and has weekends free so he came along too. We walked around town and looked in some of the shops and bought some fudge, the guys took the kids to a park while Shelley and I looked in more shops then we ate dinner at Uncle Ulie's Pub.
Then before heading back home we went out on the grass in the town square and listened to some yodelers it was pretty cool. Oh I forgot on the way up we stopped along the side of the road to play in the Wenatchee River.
Again the water was freezing but the scenery was beautiful.
Again we were going to pick Caleb's medicine on the way out but it needed to be refrigerated so we decided we'd just get it on the way back but again we didn't get back home till almost 11pm so another day goes by untreated.
Day 12 - Sunday July 4th - Happy Independence Day! Well I felt like my ox was in the mire so I went to the drug store Sunday morning anyway to get Caleb's medicine and much to my dismay the store was open but the pharmacy part was closed for the Fourth!!!! AUGH! He and I stayed home from church in hopes that we both could get some much needed sleep since we'd had a few bad nights but he must have known we were supposed to be at church because he stayed awake the whole time they were gone. We had a nice dinner and Jaylin was with us again. Then after dinner at about 7:30 (even though it was still broad daylight) we started our own fireworks show in the backyard.
We bought some of the ground fireworks and sparklers from one of the many roadside stands and the boys took turns lighting them. Then we even let the little kids have a turn lighting them. The girls thought that was pretty cool to get to light the fireworks.
We had quite a few because it took us about an hour to do then all then came inside to eat apple pie and ice cream. We finally got the little kids to bed about 9 - 9:30pm and I was just sitting on the couch reading when Shelley came down and said "you've got to come out on the roof!" I went up stairs and climbed out on the roof with Shelley, Nathan, and their older boys and watched fireworks going off all around me in every direction. It was Awesome! It was like the big shows we have at home but it was just people all over town setting them off themselves because they can!
Seriously you could see hundreds of them going off anywhere you looked! It was by far the best fireworks display I've ever seen and I got to watch in my pj's on the roof wrapped in a blanket for free. I just wish it wasn't so late because Rory and Paige would have loved it! Oh did I mention it was really cold outside that night!
The girls had on jackets and Caleb was wrapped in a blanket and had on a snow hat and mittens while we were doing our show in the back yard. It just seems funny to be all bundled up on the Fourth of July!
Day 13 - Monday July 5th - We finally got Caleb's medicine and then made our way out to Padilla Bay to walk along the shore trail. It was a nice flat trail that was perfect for the stroller so I walked along the trail while the kids walked along the beach looking for shells and other sea life.
Paige found to little tiny crabs and was carrying them around in a bigger shell, she thought she was going to get to keep them and was upset when I told her they had to go back in the ocean.
This particular trail is known for being able to see orca pods out in the bay frequently but since we happened to be there at low tide our chances of seeing any whales was pretty slim. We ate lunch out there and then started back towards home but stopped at Willis Tucker Park to let the kids play at the splash pad since they didn't get to swim at Padilla Bay since it was all muddy from low tide. We hung out there for a while then home for dinner.
Day 14 - Tuesday July 6th - Chet and Kian have cub scout day cam this week and we didn't do too much today just hung out around the house. We did go to Target later in the afternoon and bought a blow up pool for the backyard so they played in that the rest of the day.
Day 15 - Wednesday July 7th - We went to Kelsey Creek Park in the morning after the boys left for day camp. It is a cute little park but it also has a working farm so that is what we went to see.
We saw horses, goats, chickens, rabbits and they had this enormous pig, named Joy. It was at least 5 feet long and weighed close to 1000 pounds and it was furry. I know pigs have hair but this one looked more like it had a fur coat on!
After walking around the farm we played at the park then came home for lunch. Seth and the girls played in the pool in the backyard for a couple hours while we waited for Chet and Kian to get home then we went back to the splash pad with some friends from their ward. After dinner that night Shelley and I went to her book club with some of he other girls in her ward. It was on the book "The Hunger Games" and it was really good, I read it in about 3 days! There are 3 book in the series and I just finished the 2nd one last night and the 3rd comes out in August. If you are looking for a book to read these ones are great!
Day 16 - Thursday July 8th - The "Hottest" Day of the Year. It got up to 94 degrees today which is a total shock from being in the 50's on Sunday and Monday. We stayed home and let the kids play in the pool outside and worked on some craft projects Shelley had. it's not too bad considering no one up here has AC we just have all the windows open and fans going. The marquee outside the fire station read "What's that big bright thing up in the sky?" I guess seeing the sun is such a rare thing nobody around here is used to it.
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Whoa! I loved the dift wood. I would like one of those big pieces for my front yard!
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