Phillips family comes to town

We were so lucky this spring break my Dad, Mom, and little sister Lindsay could come up to visit us.  We lucked out the weekend they came in with weather that permitted us to go on the ferry to Friday Harbor.  Mason liked being on the boat looking out to window at the water and seeing he birds fly by.

On the island we walked around a farmer's market and checked out some of the interesting local shops.  We stopped and ate lunch at the Hungry Clam before getting back on the ferry to head home. Mason was surprisingly happy in his stroller almost the whole time and even took a short nap while we ate. We had a fun time running around on the ferry and playing with Grammie, Paka, and Lindsay.

The next day we had dinner with Christopher's parents and sister's family, they even did a little Easter egg hunt while the kids were there. Mason didn't care about the eggs at all, they were empty, not that he bothered to look. He was distracted by his bucket and shovel, and was constantly putting rocks in his bucket and digging holes.

The rest of the week was spent going to parks, playing fun games in the house, going on walks, and enjoying our time. We even did a round of frisbee golf at Cornwall.

Mason was really good being in the stroller the whole time, and was the unofficial frisbee holder.

We did make it out to the Tulip Festival, it was cold and windy but the rain held off long enough for us to walk through and enjoy the gardens. My mom absolutely loved them, she even said she'd have to try and visit again in April. 

Mason loved Lindsay. She slept on a fold out bed in our living room and in the morning Mason would come out, walk over and start excitedly yelling at her face.  He would also take advantage of anytime she was on the floor by running over and jumping on her and laughing.

Mason performed well by showing everyone his swing which now consists of a step, swing, follow through, and him saying "boom".

We enjoyed Rocket Donuts which we discovered makes a donut without milk. As you can tell from Mason's picture he approved. We will be going there again shortly since he can actually eat the same thing as us.

  We also had lunch with Christopher for the first time since he started his externship.  We met up with him at the Bagelry and had time to stop by the pet supply store to see animals.

We stopped by the Institute building by Western to check out their view, which was very pretty, and checked out Western's bookshop.

We spent an afternoon at the beach near our house.  Mason loved running around the beach, throwing rocks, walking along the logs, and playing swords with Grammie.  Grammie had to be careful not to get hit by the extra long stick Mason had and swung with enthusiasm. My dad and I would throw rocks while Lindsay drew pictures in the sand. We had a such fun time at the beach, Mason of course cried when we had to leave.

One rainy day we walked around the mall checking out shops and Lindsay decided to get her ears pierced!!!

Their last day in Bellingham we went to the Fairhaven Bus to have fish and chips for dinner.  We then walked along the boardwalk to Boulevard where we played on the playground.  Mason rode on Paka's shoulders the whole way down to the park.  Mason loved being on the playground with Grammie and yelling through the speaker tubes to Paka.  Nana and Pop Pop got to come along as well.

We happened upon some people slack lining over the top of the bay, it was windy and they didn't get too far as you can see.

We finished off the night with Mallard's ice cream.

We spent nights watching movies and playing games, which Grammie won almost all of (good thing too, she's a sore loser) :) We talked and told stories until someone, mainly me or my mom, would say they were tired and it was time for bed.

We absolutely loved having my family here. We had so much fun talking, shopping, walking, eating, and laughing with all of them.