Cousins Visit

The Jones and Worman cousins always love a trip to the beach.  On Thursday temperatures were still above 90 at the house so we sought refuge at Kayak Point Park.  There was a nice breeze, cold water, and lot of logs to play on.  Usually the kids line up by age so Alyssa would be on the far left, but Noah decided they had to line up by height instead.  He's enjoying being the tallest in the crowd.  At 13 he's nearly 5'10".  Alyssa and I have bet a coffee on when he'll reach 6'.  He's grown 5 inches in the last 9 months so I think he's going to take a break for awhile.  My bet is he won't be 6' tall till his birthday in May. Alyssa is betting that he'll be 6' by Christmas.

The kids love to roll the driftwood out into the water to float on.  It's much more interesting than using the inflatable toys.

On Friday while Alyssa and Forrest  were at work Michelle and I took the boys to Anacortes and Deception Pass.  Our plan was to have a picnic on Whidbey Island at the state park.  But it was all socked in with cold fog.  We retreated to Bayview State Park.  Fuller complained about the chilly (70 degree) temperatures.  He even put on his sweatshirt. Once he warmed up the boys all made their way to the water.

Forrest kept an eye on the boys Friday night so the girls could go shopping.  We found some great deals at Kohl's during their nighttime Power Hours.   While we were shopping Rowan got sick so Forrest had to clean up vomit which is usually my job.  Poor man.  The Wormans are now on their way home.  I hope Seafair traffic in Seattle wasn't too bad.

Tomorrow Alyssa and I will be heading east.  We'll spend Sunday night with my cousin, Margaret, and her daughter Nicole before heading to  Cheney for a tour of the Eastern Washington University campus and a meeting with an admissions counselor. EWU has a major in Early Childhood Ed. which is the field she's interested in so it sounds like it would be a good fit. 

On Monday night Forrest will take Noah to the official start of his football season, the parent and player meeting.  He'll have his first practice on Tuesday. During the month of August the boys usually practice 3 hours a day 4 to 5 days a week.  Thankfully the end of the week looks cooler for his first practices in full gear.  I get in lots of walking during football practice, and I also spend time getting my classroom ready as my school is only a mile from Noah's practice field.