Kunz Tribe: July 2008

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Summer Break

Our Break Started off with a camping trip to Cape Disappointment near Long Beach, WA. I had great expectations for this trip. Such great hopes that our bags included swim suits, shovels and buckets. Our campsite was really large and bordered the beach, one of the better places I have been to on the coast. But once I opened our car door I got a reality check and wished I had packed winter coats and gloves. WE FROZE! At one point I was so cold, during the day, I went in our tent and bundled up in our 30 below sleeping bag just to get warm. The kids did do some sandcastle building but not in their swimsuits and lucky us the day we packed up to come home the sun was shining and it was warm outside. But all in all it was fun and definately beautiful!

We spent the next few days hanging out in Portland. We did some swimming, slash park, movie, BBQ and I really can't even remember what we did. Next we headed to Seattle for a few days. We had a really great time but I am such a small town girl I get a little claustrophobic in the big cities. We went to a Mariners game and had really great seats and sat by some hecklers which I secretly wish I was one, they make the game so much more entertaining. We took the kids to Pikes Market and watched them throw some fish and ate on the pier.

Oh and I think the best part of the trip is Summer and I took the kids to a science museum and they had a butterfly exhibit which was really cool. We walked into this special room and there are butterflies flying all around us. As we were getting ready to leave we were waiting in line to be checked for hiding butterflies and Waklee says to the Mom in front of us, "watch your step, there is a butterfly on the ground." I thought to myself what a nice little girl she is and then what do you know Reese takes a step over the butterfly and then another step and smashes that poor little thing. Both Wakes and I were like, "Ohhhhhhhhhh Reesie." Poor thing, the butterfly that is. The mom in front of us commented that is was just an accident, let's hope so. And then the butterfly caretaker came back and the lady told him there was an injured butterfly that needed attention. I was thinking probably more than injured. But that little mishap was so typical of Reesie girl.