Seattle (Tacoma/ University Place) Trip

Hans had a couple days off so we went and saw some of our friends, The Bohmans that live near Seattle. It was a great trip. Here are some moments of our adventure.

 Narrows Bridge

 Sunset of the Puget Sound

We went to the coast which was about 2 hours away normally, but it took us longer... GPS and Kevin don't mix. (Hahaha kidding Kevin)

 Arlee didn't want to put her feet in the sand.

 When we first got there it was really windy, cloudy and cold. So glad that we brought our jackets. BRRRrrrr.

 Hans thought that it would be a lot of fun if we covered him in the sand. Well with two toddlers and a he got a lot in his face. Of course they are going to grab the dry sand and not the moist sand deeper down. I decided that I would help to make this process go faster. Well, lets just say I wasn't that careful either. Ha ha ha

 Hans, Me, Arlee and Aliya

 After we were done covering Hans; Arlee wanted to try it. She was a lot easier to do. I have to say that she was a lot more entertaining too. Arlee was all giggles and smiles. She didn't mind a little bit of sand in her face.

 Abram and Aliya. Abram ate a lot of sand that day and as you can tell he is about to eat the little bit in his hand too. : )

 Arlee all done

 Hans and Arlee are covered in sand and I am for the most part pretty clean. I got some on me from Hans giving me a sandy hug. Which by the way, didn't feel good at all on my sunburn from Moses Lake Water Park earlier in the week.

 Hans and Arlee running out to the water

Kevin was telling us about how he hunted for clams with some school buddies of his in March. Hans and I thought we would give it a go. I was the spotter, Hans was the digger and Arlee, well she just laughed and repeated everything that Hans and I were saying when we would spot, find or get one. It was pretty entertaining and for first timers a thrill.
It wasn't until we took them back to the car where we were camped out that Kevin told us it was illegal since it wasn't the right season. Just as he was telling us this the ranger went by in his truck. So we covered them back up. I thought the boys cold make some clam chowder, but I guess we had to put them back. Darn. Kevin was also telling us that when they aren't in season they can carry chemicals or something that can be harmful to you. This is probably a good reason not to eat them at all. When they are in season people are testing them and making sure they are okay to eat. So rest assured all you clam eaters!

Here are our holes. Apparently, this is also a NO-NO! For every hole that you dig it is also a fine. I felt like a little kid bringing in something to parent and then them telling me NO-NO! Ha ha ha I am kidding, but I wonder if this is how Arlee feels when she does something and later after showing me I tell her not to do it. Just have to say that I am really glad the ranger came after we weren't doing it anymore. We would have had a nasty fine. Maybe we could have said, 'They never told us we couldn't do it. They should have been watching us.'
We had a great time visiting the Bohmans and we just love their little family. Thank you for taking us to the Washington coast and potentially getting us into a lot of trouble with a hefty fine. All I got to say when you tell us about something awesome, "Is this legal to do now?"

The Washington Explorers