Ben was our fearless leader and captain.
This was the first of many crabbing trips for Simeon.
To kick off the day Ben spotted this huge, disgusting dead rat in the water. He promptly fished it out just before it landed on our beautiful little beach. Immediately, yet carefully Ben heaved it far into the brush behind us.
I did a lot of snuggling Mr. Sims and Grammie was great company.
After the unwanted visitor I thought I had lost my appetite. However, then I caught the scent of the first pot pf steaming hot crabs. Ben and I fully enjoyed devouring the fruits of our labors.
At first glance it may look like an elephant relieved himself on our beach. Don't be deceived, that is a pile of jellyfish that Haven and Elias were working hard to collect. The bay was full of jellyfish and they kept washing up onto the beach. Elias and Haven would promptly pick them up load them onto their collection and sprinkle them with sand. They did this all day. Who needs sand toys when you have jellyfish?
After their collection was complete they, with the gracious help of Grammie, carried them back to the water. They had collected a total of 21 jellyfish.
These two pictures speak for themselves.
DanDann took the kids on the boat to explore the bay. During their voyage they spotted yet more jellyfish, Haven swears she saw a starfish, and a whole group of seals sunbathing on a sand bank.
Tally of the wildlife spotted...
-Thousands of jellyfish
-1 dead rat
-many delicious Rock crabs
-10-12 Dunguness crab (which we unwillingly had to throw back into the water)
-1 starfish
-a couple of greedy seagulls
-1 pelican
-several small puppies (at the dock)
-elk (in the hills above our beach)
-several seals
and
-12 deer (eating the shrubs in one yard)!!!
What a day. The kids were in heaven.
5 comments:
Wow, what an awesome time! I love that they collected jellyfish. I remember doing that when I would visit my grandparents in Puget Sound. I'm glad you are doing well.
Oh my goodness! where do i begin? so much information, this must have taken you forever to post! ok, so... happy late Birthday! ( I knew I missed it!?) did you get my package?
Next, holy jellyfish! thats amazing! looks like the crab trip this year was a major success!
That strawberry pie looks AMAZING!
Um, how cute is Haven in her little tutu? oh, I could just eat her!
Simeon - words cannot express the clinching of teeth that happens when I see his little face.
Elias - he's so huge! what a little chick maganet.
Love the little family picture! why is that so hard to do?
oh! And, love what you did with the front of the van! vert vintage looking. Way to go!
And last... I miss you guys!
I am so jealous!!! How fun for you guys!! Elias and Haven look like they are in heaven!! Wish we could have been there for Elias b-day bash!! I am completely terrified for the teenage years as well because it seems Alyssa usually has boys hanging around her and not girls.
Awesome trip! Your kids are so cute.
What fun! Yummy too! Thanks for the catching up on your post. We love keeping up with what your family is doing!
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