The Sea Ranch

We had the amazing privilege to travel to the northern California coast with most of the Hanks clan early October. Mike's mom rented us all a beautiful house with a gorgeous view of the ocean and we spend a long weekend with her and everyone else including: Uncle Cliff, Aunt Dana, Aunt Julie, Grandpa Hanks, Uncle Shawn, Aunt Mari, and cousins Alexa and Ryder. Sea Ranch is beautiful and we had fun walking along the bluffs overlooking the ocean, observing the tide pools, flying kites, and jumping in the waves despite the freezing cold water. We had wonderful meals provided by Grandma Hanks and got to play games and just hang out in the evenings. It was fantastic. Thank you so much Pat for sharing Sea Ranch with us! We love you!

Hmmm...which shovel should I choose

Aunt Juju, Grandpa Hanks, & Grandma Hanks

Aunt Mari with her munchkins

My crazy boy

Uncle Cliff fishing in the surf

Daddy shielding himself from the wind

Uncle Shawn's attempt at blocking the wind

Our pretty walk through the park to the beach

Grandpa Hanks

Pretty cousin Alexa

Our trilby kite

Walking along the Sea Ranch bluff

Sea Ranch is so beautiful

Checking out the tide pools

While checking out the tide pools we also came across some larger sea life.

I love my two guys

Grandma Hanks and our big boy

On our last night we even got a beautiful sunset

Jacob was sad to go home

Lake Easton

Our last hurrah of the summer (even though it's fall) :) Mike, Jacob, and I went camping this past weekend with our friends the Stulls and Archibalds. We had a gorgeous day on Saturday. We went for a hike, had a picnic, played on a playground, threw rocks in the lake, and sat around the campfire roasting smore's. It was almost absolutely perfect except for waking up to a wet Sunday morning. We tried to pray the rain away but God knew better. It was so much fun to watch all the kiddos play together. We had two 3 year olds (Amelia and William), two 2 year olds (Jacob and Anabelle), and a 6 month old (little Clara). It was quite the crew but everyone seemed to have a great time. Thanks Heather & Eli, Katie & Kyle. We had a great time and we look forward to next years camping trip.

Eli, Heather, William, & Anabelle

Katie & Clara

William & Amelia

Heather & Katie after our hike up the hill. Heather ended up pushing/carrying up a stroller and lunch for the entire group. Thanks Heather

William the happy camper!

These blue chairs were a favorite of the trip. Everyone had to take turns

Daddy and Jacob watching the chicory

Our visit with Sarah and Zack

We had the fun experience of having Sarah and Zack over for dinner and a play date. It was so fun to watch the boys play together. They both got really excited when the kitty decided to grace us with his appearance outside the bonus room window. Both of them desperately wanted to climb out on the roof with him. Little Zack continuously walked around crying "Mow, mow, mow" and Jacob just squealed at the top of his lungs. They're both pretty darn cute. Thanks Sarah we had a great time with you guys!

More fun at the zoo

Mike, Jacob and I had some fun at the Point Defiance Zoo earlier in the month when we got to meet up with Uncle Cliff and Aunt Dana. We traveled all around the zoo and even got to see the new baby tigers. However, Jacob's favorite part was definitely the petting zoo. Daddy bought some yummy goat food and shared it with little man. At first Jacob didn't know what to think about those crazy goats but he seemed to warm up after feeding them.