Tuesday, April 23, 2013

It's Been a Month!

My blogging juices have been dry until lately.  Now that we are back home, things seem to be the same-o, same-o.  But I did get a few pictures of our Easter walk and picnic at Lake Sacajawea in Longview, WA.  Weather- wise, the day was the best we had experienced since arriving home on March 21.IMG_6165 IMG_6174 IMG_6169

The latest highlight was Sophie's second birthday party.  The celebration was held at Play Boutique in Beaverton, a fun play space for children.   IMG_6181

Sophie builds a tower of gears.IMG_6192

Sophie sports a cake mustache.IMG_6199

Baby sister, Anya, is two months old and slept through most of her big sister's birthday party.IMG_6200

Dave has been sick with a very bad cold the last week or so.  But he seems to be on the mend now, so we headed for the beach for a few days.  Our off-season state park camping pass is not good after April, so we are enjoying a few more days of $6 camping.  We are camped at our favorite Washington State Park, Cape Disappointment.  As usual, there's no internet nor cell service available here, so we go to the library or to the town of Long Beach to catch up with the world.

Dave and I went for a walk on the boardwalk at Long Beach.  The very fine bicycle path is shown to the right of the boardwalk.  The boardwalk is only .4 mile each way, but the bike path runs for 8 miles each way.  Our new car is not equipped to carry bikes yet, so we couldn't bring our bicycles to town with us.

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Only the skeleton of the whale remains.IMG_6206

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We found lunch and free wifi at Hungry Harbor Grille.IMG_6210

Spring cleanup at the beach consists of moving many loads of sand back to the water's edge.IMG_6201

The weather forecast promises two more days of sunshine and we're looking forward to it!

6 comments:

  1. We loved Long Beach. What a beautiful area.

    Sophie gets cutie with each year.

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  2. Sunshine, and a walk at the beach...great! Thanks for sharing. Hope Dave is feeling much better now. Our families can bring so much sunshine into our hearts, too, can't they?

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  3. your granddaughters are growing up so fast! Happy belated birthday to Sophie!!!

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  4. Always the beautiful pictures! I especially like seeing Sophie's intensity as Tim helps her open the gift. Her blue eyes are lovely.

    Yes, the world looks brand new at this time of year, especially when we have clear skies as we did today. The new green leaves and flowers everywhere are a bonus gift after all the cold rain we endured.

    Jackie B.

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  5. I don't have as much to blog about, either, since I am sitting in one spot for awhile. The beach here was a mess last week and the tractors were moving a lot of sand around.

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  6. Can't believe Sophie is 2 already. Time sure flies. What a cutie she is - and her new sister too! Hope you have a great time at Cape Disappointment - isn't this weather wonderful!!

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