Trombanga Tuesday

Last night we went to Liberty Bay Park in Poulsbo to hear one of our favorite bands play, Trombanga. Angel loved being right by the water and we went for several walks onto the docks and looked at the boats. She got a free football and was actually throwing it quite well!! It caught very breezy and chilly towards the end of the night. Emma kept me warm and Angel decided to wear both of our coats. I took a little video of the music and people dancing. The elderly woman clapping her hands to the music reminds me so much of how my Mamasan used to love and enjoy things like this.

The Spit

Yesterday, after we left the Lavender farm, we went to check out the Dungeness Spit. It was a little hike down to it and then it was VERY WINDY. Angel wasn't too sure about the huge waves so she spent most of the time playing with rocks, in the sand and finding sticks...if she wasn't getting blown over by the wind. I found a log and zipped Emma up in my jacket to nurse her...it was so windy! One day we will have to make a whole day trip and hike the 6 miles out to the lighthouse and play in the water. Angel wanted to "march" the whole hike back to the car...so it took a little longer than expected. She marched while singing her Dinosaur Marching song by the Laurie Berkner Band. We were all tuckered out on the way home...wish we could have crashed like Angel did!!

Lavender Festival - Day 2

We started out first at the Street Fair at the Lavender Festival today. I did a little shopping and we had lunch...Angel loves the strawberry lemonades they have here. We also found some delicious lavender syrup to buy to make lavender drinks and coffees with back at home. Then we headed out to one more farm, the Olympic Lavender Farm. We saw lots more lavender, did some more cutting, had a lavender hot dog, and learned and saw the machine that makes the lavender into oils. It takes 10 pounds of lavender to make 1 oz of oil!! We had a really fun time and got some sun on our faces!! We are thinking of trying to stay in Sequim next year for the weekend instead of driving back and forth!!

Lavender for Mamasan

Angel was determined to bring the bundle of lavender we cut to Mamasan after Church on Sunday. She also wanted to put the flowers in all by herself and give Mamasan a kiss goodbye. I know Mamasan was smiling down watching her first great-grandbaby....we miss her so much!

8 Months Old (yesterday)

Emma...where did our little "baby" go??

Thanks Grammy and Grandpa

For my beautiful cross necklace...I love it!! Love, Angel.

Lavender Festival - Day 1

Today we spent the day up in Sequim, at the Lavender Festival. We look forward to this every year and it holds a special place in our hearts because it was the inspiration for our "lavender wedding" five years ago. We used lavender in all our flower arrangements and bouquets and centerpieces and party favors. It was perfect weather (even a bit chilly with the breezes). Today we went to three of the farms: Angel Farms, Lost Mountain Lavender and Port Williams Lavender. They were all so beautiful. At Angel Farms we enjoyed cutting a big bundle ourselves and tomorrow Angel has decided that we should go put them on Mamasan's grave (they were going to go behind my Mary statue...but how can I refuse such a sweet request...Mamasan would love it after all). At Lost Mountain Lavender we had some refreshing lavender lemonade and listened to some fun music and also found some neat vendors. We enjoyed some DELICIOUS white chocolate chip lavender ice cream at Port Williams Lavender and the fields of lavender and the gardens they had there were BEAUTIFUL!! We made it back to the Street Fair to enjoy some dinner while we listened to the band and did some looking at the vendor stands as well. We had some yummy lavender doughnuts and a fabulous lavender white mocha!! It was a very nice and fun way to celebrate our anniversary and the girls had a blast....although everyone is tired and we better get some sleep because we are going back tomorrow!! (lots of beautiful pics of the farms and girls in slide show!)