Trip Day Four

Today we checked out of the hotel and grabbed some coffee before heading to the Olympic Game Farm. With a couple bags of bread to feed the animals and the girls up front to look out the windows....we started on the drive. We were not sure what to expect but WOW they do come to your window and even poke inside if you let them. The girls did NOT like the big animals getting close, so I had to keep my window cracked and we threw bread out through the hole!! We saw prairie dogs, llamas, peacocks, rhinos, rams, bears (so cute) in the video of the bear rolling around Angel was saying the bear reminded her of baby Albert!! We also so tigers, lions, rabbits (Emma loved feeding them), coyotes, ducks, zebras, deer, reindeer and the HUGE buffalo. So these buffalo literally slobber all over your car with their big nasty tongue trying to get fed bread. Angelica and Emma DID NOT LIKE THIS. Jason fed the buffalo from his window (which we had to clean afterwards!) but when me and the girls were feeding the reindeer we didn't notice the buffalo coming up behind until it was too late and he was poking his head in and the girls SCREAMED and lost it! They will tell you that they loved the animals...especially the bears, but did NOT like the buffalo!! A fun thing to do!!! We stopped for lunch at a Mexican place and then it was home sweet home....and lots of laundry!!

Competition or Encouragement?

Sunday morning we were driving to Sequim and Jason and I were just listening to the girls chatting and interacting in the back. It was very amusing and then got so funny that I almost went pee in my pants! Often I do the "I am going to count to three and then you need to listen...." mom deal. Well, Angelica was not listening to Emma, so Emma started saying, "Angelica, one...two....three, listen?" It was so funny and then Angel started doing it back to Emma. But the next thing that we overheard was even better....
We have been working with Emma on her counting....and she has been doing so well, but always liked to skip certain numbers like three and six....well all of a sudden, she started counting to 10 perfectly....OVER AND OVER again. We were cheering her on and saying, "Good job Emma, so proud of you etc.". All of a sudden, Angel turns to Emma and says:
"Good job Emma Bemma Bunny Boo (which we often call her).....but can you count to ten in Spanish?"
We laughed so hard!! Hoping this is the way they will continue to teach each other things...but have a feeling Angelica was trying to say, nice job sis, but I still have you beat!! When I asked Angel if she could....she acutally made it to five in Spanish.....need to work on the ten!

Trip Day Three - Happy Anniversary to us!

Today we enjoyed and celebrated our 6 year Anniversary with more lavender fun! Hard to believe that 6 years has already gone by!!!

It was very hot today and we got lots of sun....actually a little too much!! We started the day with stopping at a little Cafe in Port Townsend and enjoyed some yummy pastries and coffee...the girls of course were hoping we were getting some of the yummy looking cakes they saw! Then we were off to the first farm of the day, Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm. I loved their gift shops and we perused their vendors. This farm didn't have as much lavender....but they have a delicious smelling and famous restaurant which was very busy and made me very hungry just watching the plates being served. They had a tent set up with blankets to sit on for the kids and a lady had a story hour where she read about flower fairies especially the lavender ones....and the kids got sprinkled with fairy dust (which Angel LOVED and sprinkled the flowers for a long time after that) and they were given fairies to color etc. Pretty cute.
Next was the Lost Mountain Lavender Farm. The girls loved watching the water wheel they have here and there was a lady doing lavender pottery and they had lots of art and craft tables set up. They also have a beautiful orchard area with lots of vendors. The girls got lavender wants and enjoyed playing with them...as long as they stay away from each other's faces!! We took a nice break and got some more lavender lemonade and some trail mix and a fruit skewer...well Jason and I were hoping to have some fresh fruit but Emma attacked the strawberries and Angel took everything else!! We listened to the live music and enjoyed the shade!!

Then we headed off to the Olympic Lavender Farm, another fun spot. This farm always has llamas there to pet and look at. Angelica LOVED them. She was staring at them forever, especially one that kept doing a funny chewing thing with its mouth. All of a sudden, she said "Mama...I think the llama is chewing gum!" Well that just made everyone around her start laughing and the llama lady was there and said that was the best description she has ever heard....so then she started telling everyone that and people were talking about it non-stop. Angelica wasn't quite sure what she had said and why it was so amusing!! In the video below you can hear the people talking about it! The girls found a vendor that makes and sells all kinds of knit kid's hats....they love hats and wanted to try them all on. Too bad they were so expensive or I would have bought several!! We sat down and listened to some more music and Angel again showed off her dance moves and the girls chowed down on a Lavender Hot Dog!! Yes, and it was quite good! We went through the lavender fields...Angel is not scared of the bees anymore so that is good...and then we were off to the last farm.

href="http://www.jardindusoleil.com/">Jardin du Soleil Lavender Farm was AMAZING. I could not believe the huge amounts of lavender plots they had in every direction, had to be a couple acres worth....so beautiful!!! We tried to get someone to take at least one family picture, but it didn't turn out that great....oh well. The girls got balloons and were amazed how they were staying on their wrists.....so funny to watch. After some walking around and again perusing the vendors and farm....we decided to say goodbye to the farms and go hit the street fair!! We were all getting quite warm as well!!

We actually found a free place to park at the street fair so that was exciting and we loaded the girls into the stroller for the first time all weekend!! So many incredible vendors...always makes me with I had a lot of extra cash and a yard and house to buy things for. I did buy some gifts for certain events I needed so that always feels good. I also found an INCREDIBLE kids booth....and got the girls a book that they LOVE and we have added to our bedtime routine (So cute that I will have to video them using it one day) and got Albert a gift too....cant' wait to give it to him and can't wait to see Megs reaction....hehe. We of course had to pick up some kettle corn and cotton candy and then we were on our way. We made one more stop by one of the farm's gift stores so I could pick up a couple more items I "needed" and then headed to out hotel....we changed to one in Sequim, the Quality Inn & Suites and it was fantastic...we already booked there for next year!!!

They had a great pool so we spent a good couple of hours in there. We got the girls those swimsuits that have the floats in them....worked a bit better at least for Emma. Angel is still a bit scared but they sure enjoyed it. Emma loved the hot tub!! I LOVED being able to swim and I felt so LIGHT that when I started climbing out of the pool I realized really fast how pregnant I am....all the weight hit hard!! We were exhausted after a fun but long day and ate in that night and went to bed!!!

Trip Day Two

Today was the first day at the Lavender Festival in Sequim. It is always special to go because I had a lavender themed wedding (inspired by going to the festival the year before my wedding) and it always reminds me of our special day...and it is always the weekend of our anniversary! We decided we wanted to make it to all the farms on tour this year (although the Angel Farm wasn't listed on our map so we didn't go there). So we first stopped at the Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm. Note: If you are coming from Highway 101, get past this farm BEFORE it opens in the morning or you will sit in traffic caused by people going to the farm. Lesson learned, although next year we hope to stay in Sequim the whole time. Anyways...this farm is known for its Lavender Ice Cream (one of the fun things about the festival is trying the many different lavender food and drinks)...but the line was way too long for us!! They had old cars on display and tractors which the girls likes and then some neat vendors. I found some neat kitchen scrubbies again this year so bought a few of those. They also had a beautiful children's playhouse that they are giving away in September.....so we bought a ticket (keep our fingers crossed!) and the girls had a blast playing in it. We took pictures so maybe we can have one like it someday. It had a dutch door, a loft, a drop down school desk etc. So neat! We sampled some fudge, browsed the gift store and headed to the next farm. Angel is not sure about all the bees in the lavender plants yet!!

The next farm we stopped at is one of our favorites, Purple Haze Lavender Farm. This farm has a beautiful landscape and so many lavender areas and a beautiful orchard with vendors set up under the trees. They also have a HUGE live music tent and food vendors....which is ALWAYS packed and smells so good!! It was very windy and the aroma of the lavender was all around us!! Also deceiving to notice how much sun we were getting! We had lots of fun walking through the lavender gardens....Angel loved the fact that they were taller than her!! Then we got some DELICIOUS White Chocolate Lavender Ice Cream and Lavender Lemonade. They had so many beautiful products from the vendors....if only we had money to spend!! Then we decided to do the U-Pick Lavender which Angel loved last year. Once again, we got our basket and she went to town choosing just the right Lavender stems to cut...we ended up with a beautiful bundle and she can't wait to bring them to Mamasan's grave. Emma helped a bit too!! Love this farm!

Our next stop was the Port Williams Lavender Farm. This farm is amazing with its huge open land with thousands of lavender plants!!! So beautiful and expansive. We mostly enjoyed walking around the gift shops and all the beautiful landscaping at this farm. They had live music as well and Angel did some dancing!! We were starving and since the vendors food was so pricey we decided to head into town to find a bite to eat.

We had dinner at a fun place on the main part of Sequim, called Pacific Islander or something....had some delicious pizza and ate it fast to get to the 5:00 mass across the street at St. Joseph's. After church we got stuck in some major traffic due to accidents again on 101...then we went to Nifty Fifty's little diner in Port Townsend for some delicious ice cream. Angel fell in love with the jukebox and was making everyone in the diner laugh with her dance moves! Then it was to the hotel and to bed!!!