Seattle Days 3-4

I have an addendum for Day 2 I guess, later in the evening after I wrote last time we went to the Seattle Temple. Like everything else it is surrounded by trees so you get right up to it before you can see it and even then there is a stake center right next to it but you would never know because the trees are so thick. We walked around the grounds and took some pictures. Paige tripped and fell twice on the side walk and scraped her knees pretty good to I took her into the temple to ask the man at the desk if we could have a bandaid and he was clearly flustered by our request, I guess that is not part of their training. He did end up finding one in the desk drawer and then the security guard driving around on the golf cart outside had two more so we got it taken care of. There is also a really nice big park near by that we followed a trail through the trees to and again you would never have know the temple was right there.

 

Day 3 We were going to go to a splash park in downtown Seattle but it was raining and colder when we got up so that was out of the running. It was weird because we could see the rain coming down but it was such a fine mist that it didn't even make ripples in the pond. Later in the day we did go to a park that had a pirate ship to play on and a merry go round. They all had a great time on the merry go round. Then we went to the store and home to take naps then just hung out at the house the rest of the day.

 

Day 4 Today was a big day we all went CLAMMING! We checked the internet to find out when low tide was and packed up to make the hour and a half drive to Samish Island. We got there right on time and sent everyone out to dig for clams. They squirt water up out of the ground and that is how you know where to dig and you have to be fast because they start to dig themselves down even deeper as soon as you disturb the sand around them. Rory was being a total girl and didn't like the slimy seaweed or the clams or crab or anything else the boys found but Paige was loving it. They both spent a lot of time collecting shells so they enjoyed themselves anyway. We did end up catching several big clams a crab that was probably 8 in across, some hermit crabs, a jelly fish and a giant sea star that was probably 12 in across.

 

 We only too the clams and crab home though. After that we drove over to Deception Point. It is a bridge that takes you to another Island and the water underneath is where the ocean meets the fresh water of a river so it is really turbulent and swirling around right there under the bridge. 

We drove down to the beach there to eat lunch and so the kids could play in the water. Rory was much happier playing on this beach and in the ocean because it didn't have all the "yucky stuff" at least that she could see. Paige was content playing in the sand.

 

 After everyone was done swimming we cleaned up and drove across the island to the Ferry at Mukileto. It was a huge multi level boat that you just drive you car onto and ride it across back to the mainland.

 Then we drove back home and made clam chowder and cooked the crab. Rory was not buying into the whole eating the "yucky" things we brought home but she did have to try one bite and she said it was okay but wanted to eat something else instead, Paige ate about half a bowl before she opted for mac and cheese too. Caleb did get a little sunburned on his cheeks while we were clamming but other then that he did pretty good considering we were out and about the whole day.