Seattle Days 21-25

Day 21 - Tue. July 13th - We went back to the U-pick farms today and picked another batch of raspberries and then the blueberry fields opened that week so we went over there to pick blueberries too. 

The bushes were loaded and sooooo good I could have just stood there and eaten them all day... Paige did! 

There was also a cool old barn just at the end of the field that had the Eddie Bauer logo painted on the side but was weathered so it had been there a while and looked really cool. 

Day 22 - Wed. July 14th - We went to the Big Four Mountains and hike back in to an ice flow that it there year round and creates a giant ice cave down at the base. There were signs all over telling you not to go down by the base of the mountain or into the cave because the ice could be unstable and had actually had someone killed there in a collapse.

The hike was only a mile in and out and most of the trail was paved or board walk and because everything is so heavily wooded it was mostly in the shade so it was a beautiful walk and all the kids did great.

The only mishap was that Caleb wouldn't leave his hat on and dropped it along the trail but luckily we found it on the was back out.

 When we got back out we ate lunch on a lawn where the original Big Four Mountain Lodge once was and the fire place was still there. The drive up was about an hour and a half but it followed along a river with crystal clear water and it was a beautiful view the whole way.

Day 23 - Thurs. July 15th - This was another lazy day hanging around the house. In fact I didn't even get out of my pajamas all day long! 

Day 24 - Friday July 16th - We went to Bothell Park and it had a playground for the kids but right next to it was the original cabin of the first settlers in the area as well as the first school house in Bothell. The park was right along the Sammish river so we walked over this bridge and along a bike trail the followed the river and crossed the river 2 more times before we decided to turn back and head home for lunch.

 Day 25 - Sat. July 17th - We went to the Woodland Zoo. It was pretty cold when we got there and all the kids were complaining of the cold it was only 54 but soon warmed up and we were ok. They have lots of exhibits indoors because the animals can't handle the weather either, which was nice for us at the beginning when everyone was cold. When it did warm up it was still nice because everything was shaded, you can't go wrong with that. They had lots of different animals then the PHX zoo.

They had penguins, jaguar, snow leopard, arctic fox, grizzly bear, and hippos, to name a few. We didn't even see the whole zoo before the kids started having melt downs (especially Caleb, he wouldn't go to sleep in the stroller) but on the way out like everywhere else here there was a nice park right outside the zoo next to the parking lot, by then Caleb was calmed down so they all had to go play for a while. The street we took out of the zoo was called Aurora Ave, we wanted to take a picture of it with Rory standing underneath but there wasn't anywhere for the van to pull over. Seth and Nathan got home from scout camp this afternoon and sounded like they had a good time too. Also tonight for dinner we had a raspberry/blueberry pie made from the berries we picked and it was really good. 

Only 5 more days till we start our trek down to Utah and then another week after that till we get back home. Even though it feels like we've been gone forever, now the end seems like it is coming up fast, maybe it is just the heat I am dreading because it certainly isn't the fact that we will get to see all of you again!