We decided to end our summer with a fun little vacation before Paige started school. We left Friday once Nate got home from work and our first stop was in Seattle at the Goodwill and then we found a small park in Marysville to eat a lunch I packed and Paige got to play on the playground for a little bit.
Then we made it up to Bellingham and went to this awesome park called Whatcom Falls Park. This was my favorite park of the whole trip. It was a beautiful forest area with a nice walk along a river with a waterfall and lots of wading areas. It would be fun to go up another year and stay longer and swim.
Then we checked into our hotel in Bellingham. Paige loved staying at the hotel and her favorite part of the trip was swimming in the hotel pool. It was pretty cold but it was fun to have it to yourselves.
The next morning we slept in and enjoyed the hotel breakfast before heading out. We first stopped at Larrabee State Park which is a little south of Bellingham. It is right on the Sound and we enjoyed looking at all the little tide pools and seeing all the smalls creatures. There were lots of little crabs under all the rocks. Paige really liked the hermit crabs and even held a couple.
We then enjoyed a little lunch before driving down to Mukilteo State Park. It was pretty crowded and hot here but it is also on the Sound. This beach is a rocky beach but the water felt really good. It is right where a ferry stop is so we got to watch a couple of ferries come and go.
There is also a lighthouse here that Paige and I walked up to the top and got to see the beautiful view.
We made a few more stops on the way home at some thrift stores and to get dinner. It was a really fun little getaway. We had a nice and restful Sunday and then Monday we went to the Labor Day parade in Black Diamond with Anna and Scott and their family and got lots of candy. It was such a nice weekend and we are now ready for school to start. I can't believe I have a little girl going to kindergarten!
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