We took a boat tour of Lake Union and Lake Washington | |
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| | | | | | Peter is seven years old! He receives a mask and snorkel set for his birthday |
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| | | | We had a birthday party at the Somerset Rec Club | |
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| | | | | | Firemen come to visit a local block party, and Peter gets to try on a fireman's outfit |
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| | | | At Pike Place Market | |
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| | | | We watched a cruise boat loading up with food | | At the Olympic Sculpture Garden |
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| | | | | | Eric took my mom and Peter for a ride in an airplane |
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| | | | And Peter falls asleep! | | We also did the Boeing factory tour. You're not allowed to take pictures, but they do have a pretty sophisticated setup where you can have a picture taken, then you can pick the background, and they'll email it to you. |
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| | | | | | At the Japanese Garden at the Arboretum |
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| | | | At the locks | |
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| | | | We went hunting for amber on Tiger Mountain | |
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| | | | | | We actually found quite a few small chunks |
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| | | | The Boehm Chocolate factory tour | | Selfie with mom |
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| | | | Walking through the neighborhood | | July 4th parade in Somerset - egg toss, fire truck |
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| | | | | | We visited Astoria, including Fort Stevens State Park and Fort Clatsop (the winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark party). The view from our hotel |
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| | | | A beautiful trail down to the water | |
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| | | | | | Peter found lots of yummy thimbleberries |
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| | | | | | Unfortunately, lots of the fort that you could previously walk through is now closed |
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| | | | | | The hotel we were staying at had bikes we could use, and I found a tandem for Peter and me. |
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| | | | We spent a lot of time over a few days watching a transport ship being loaded with logs - it was very close to our hotel | |
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| | | | At Fort Clatsop | |
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| | | | | | Picnic at the beach |
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| | | | At the wreck of the Peter Iredale | | Climbing trees |
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| | | | We took a long bike ride along the entire Riverwalk trail | |
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| | | | | | Setting off a glider at the Astoria Column |
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| | | | The view from the column | | At Cape Disappointment State Park - the Wild Cucumber plant was everywhere |
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| | | | Deadman's Cover was a beautiful little bay where we had a picnic lunch | |
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| | | | Overlooking the Columbia River | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |