Spence and I have this deal, right? When He's out of town, I'm on vacation too. So, instead of getting Coulson a ride home with a friend from math competition (which would have been the path of least resistance), I loaded the kids in the van, drove just south of the Canadian border to pick him up, and took them on an adventure of our own! This was Birch Bay: Ice Cream, chowder, crabs, clams, kites and more kites, seaguls, bubbles and rocks. I'm just sad that I didn't get more pictures. I was too busy living the moment to record it.
It was a blast!
Just as everyone reeled in their kites, and we were walking up the beach, Elyse yelled, "Mom, look what Kian found!" I went over there and peered into the few-inch deep tide pool only to see dead crabs. Then I looked more closely, and noticed the water was alive with quick little hermit crabs scuttling across the rocks. I called the other kids over, and that started a whole new form of entertainment. Coulson and Aiden caught hermit crabs; Evie caught dead crabs; Kian threw rocks; and we all tried to avoid getting splashed by them. It was awesome!
On our way out of town, we drove along the bay. Evie and Elyse were imagining what it would be like to live in the houses we were passing--how they would spend every day flying kites and catching crabs. Just as we were leaving for home, a bald eagle flew right above my window. It was truly majestic.
And when I found my bag untouched with my CAMERA in it that I had left in the women's bathroom, I really fell in love with the place! Whew! The kids were asleep by the time we got home. --All except for Kian of course. And the house was clean, because I made everyone tidy before we left. Can I just say that I'm SO glad that I didn't take the path of least resistance today?
Home Sweet Home!
