Anacortes camping was great.

We arrived on Friday to discovered half of the site were without power. We found a great site despite that; it happened to have a trail leading to the outside loop which was great for walking and privacy.

I built a fort out of branches for the boys. We also played a game where I hid little plastic animals and the boys had to try to find them. That seemed to go over very well!

"See, I found it!"

We napped and then ran into town and met Grammy and Papa Dahl.

Saturday was a little damp in the morning. We had breakfast in the trailer and then met Grammy and Papa at a church rummage sale, then on to the Dog Park for the pooches to stretch their legs. Caleb liked interacting with the dogs at the park; Joshy is too little to be allowed in the dog area. Then back to the trailer for lunch and a rest.

By the time we were up and moving again the weather was beautiful and sunny again. This time we discovered something new. Little Cranberry lake. It was a very neat hike. From 12th ave we turned south onto Georgia Ave, which looked like a residential area, but there was a road leading right to a parking lot. It was a beautiful lake and area. Despite the previous night's rain, most of the trail was fine, only some places were muddy. It was a 2 mile hike, some of which was exactly lakeside, some was hilly and more in the forest. For the most part, it was a private hike, in close to two hours we only encountered 10 people.

We made it back to the campsite in time to make dinner and start a campfire. Fire is a big attraction for little boys, and so we roasted biscuits on a stick and filled them with jam and butter.

Sunday morning we ate breakfast and then drove to Deception pass to see the campgrounds and the beach. The boys collected rocks and even threw a few into the ocean. Then it was back to the trailer to pack up. On the way home we deterred over to Camano Island and visited with Great Papa Severson for a little while. We stayed just slightly longer than the boys could stand and then we were back on the road and on our way home.

Monday was a gray, dark, wet day without motivation so we stuck close to home.

Today we plunge back into activity... preschool, grocery shopping, preparing for making Auntie Brittany's baby announcements etc. And I work later this week.

That's all for now.