August Adventures

We have done lots of fun things this August and the month went by too fast. I love these little adventures that we go on as a family. They make my soul so happy. I love the time spent with family while enjoying this beautiful world we live on.

One evening we took some fried chicken to Dash Point State Park. We enjoyed dinner with a view from our picnic blanket. Then I stayed under the sunbrella with McCall while Paige, Baylor, and Nate went out to the water. It was so sweet watching them and of course Baylor came back with her shorts soaking wet. The girls had fun chasing the waves and jumping over them and then they played in the sand for a little bit. It was a gorgeous summer evening.

Then we went to Brown's Point Lighthouse. There was an event going on so there was a crazy amount of people but we got to check off one of Baylor's summer bucket list items, watch the sunset. It was truly a beautiful setting and fun to sit on the rocks by the water watching the sun dip down beyond the horizon.

Another weekend, Paige wanted a play date with Addison. It has been a crazy summer and she hasn't seen her in a long time and it is much harder to see them since they moved. We decided to drive down to Bonney Lake and see their new house. Then Paige stayed at their house and played while the rest of us went to do some exploring. We first went and saw this waterfall. It was really pretty but you couldn't get very close to it which was a little disappointing.

We then went on this walk that was behind a neighborhood. It was a little weird to find. The boardwalk was really pretty and then it had lots of lots of stairs. Baylor loved all the stairs, Nate not so much.

Exploring the stream under the boardwalk before heading back to get Paige.

This past Saturday I decided that I wanted to go hike Asahel Curtis trail- it is one of my favorite hikes and we do it every year. We got there and it was closed for construction so we decided to drive to the other side of the freeway and hiked to Franklin Falls. It is another one of our family's favorite hikes and Paige and Baylor did great and hiked the whole thing. McCall was happy and slept the entire way in the front pack. It was pretty busy and there was quite a few people by the falls but it is always worth the hike to see the falls. It is such a pretty hike and I'm glad we did it.

Then we went to the Snoqualmie Tunnel and walked through a little bit of it before heading home. It was a fun family outing.