18 August 2013
I have been wanting to check out the Medieval village in Carnation for a while now. We finally got to go and were there for the opening which involved a royal trumpeting or something like that. It was a small village, but cute. The grounds were a beautiful wooded area. There was a potter, blacksmith, arrow making person (I forgot the name), a dueling instruction and puppet show.
The girls decided to make some candles once the candlemaker’s wax was hot enough. That involved putting a wick in some hot wax, and then walking in a circle waiting for the others to dip in theirs before it was your turn again. The adults took over from time to time as it was a loooong process. The end result are two small but lovely candles.
For a nominal fee, one could try their hand at archery. Always a favorite of mine since we used to do this in school. Oma tried her hand at it too, and did quite well. It’s interesting to see archery coming back around every since/ the Hunger Games movie came out.
10 August 2013
Our one and only camping trip this year was to Newhalem campground. It was a bit of a drive out on Highway 20. Tim took Friday off as we were trying to get one of the non-reservable campsites. We arrived around 1pm and by 4pm the last few sites were all full. It was a nice campground. Fun for the girls to ride their bikes around the loop. There were lots of trails from the campground and a river to hang out by.
Julia was our map holder and trail finder one day. We did more “hiking” than she would have liked but she was a sport for the most part. Friday night we walked into Newhalem town and to the Ladder Falls. At night the falls are illuminated which was pretty beautiful to see. We then hiked back to the campground with our flashlights in the pitch dark. Both nights were had thunder and rain. The second night we saw a most brilliant lightning display. Bolts of lightening shooting sideways and every direction. Amazing.
4 August 2013
Owen and Ryan came to Washington with their Oma and Opa so we did lots of visiting while they were here. It’s hard to remember all we did as the days were full. From the photos I can see that we went to Greenlake for some Stand Up Paddle boarding and also pedal boating. Ryan and Kayla also spent a lot of that time in the water as it was hot.
We also tried our hand at flying in the indoor skydiving place. That was amazing. We had our street block party, did another day of paddle boarding, went on a hike and I’m sure there was more. The girls could not get enough of their cousins.
Tim and I decided to take the boys out with just us to one of Tim’s favorite places to go out. Cafe Mox is attached to a game store and you can sit in the cafe and try out the games. We had some dinner and the boys were super patient while we read over the rules of the game we played. I can’t recall the name but we spent more time learning the rules than playing. We had fun though and I hope Owen and Ryan did too.