Carson and Annalea

The Adventures Before Daycare

We all took off last week for Kalaloch Lodge on the coast as a farewell to daycare free living. As you can see from the pictures below, we had a typical Pacific Northwest weather day with clouds, thunder, lightning, sun, wind, and cold rain. Carson did not seem so impressed by the ocean, but we felt that is was important for him to see and hear the ocean since each night he falls asleep with his ocean sound machine playing in the background. Kalaloch Lodge is a little resort just south of Forks, WA inside the Olympic National Park. In addition to the lodge, there are 20 + cabins that sit on the bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It really is just a spectacular spot.

As much as we love Aunt Christi, she did not accompany us to Kalaloch. The three of us met up with Christi and her youngsters at Chuck E Cheeses for a little fun on President's Day. Griffin was on fire and must have played every game imaginable for a four year old and I may have played just a game or two with him. Griffin discovered the instant reward of tickets that can be turned in for funland prizes. Needless to say, a good time was had by all....although we did miss Blake.

I took this last picure of Carson this morning. Trish and I both commented that we can already tell that Carson can entertain himself better thanks to his time spent at daycare. Right before I dropped a towel on his head, Carson was busy putting anything possible in his mouth and practicing a little tummy time.