It was simply quite epic! No wind, hot sun and lots of fun in the sand and surf.
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| The boys joined in a game of baseball with our beach neighbors. |
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| Flips in the surf! Go Grace! |
Friday, July 31, 2015
An Epic Beach Day
After geocaching, we hit the beach!
Geocaching At the Beach
We started the day with iPad time. Don't get me started on how irritating that is to me! It did buy us moms some time to figure out a plan for the day. And look how happy all 6 of them are snuggled in front of that one tiny screen.
Jen and her kids have been doing a lot of geocaching, so wanted to show us how it's done. They have an app that leads you to them. Ryan, in particular, thought it was so awesome! They had a great time looking for the treasures together.
It was also a great way to explore parts of the peninsula we never have been to before. The first geocache was at the Nachotta flats, on the east side of the peninsula. It was fun to check out that area, and Luke became really interested in how they harvest oysters.
The next treasure was just down the road at the boat docks. This one had a really cool hiding spot, but the kids figured it out!
Next we stopped in at the local bakery for a little treat, and asked the locals what was a must see. Everyone said we should check out Oysterville, and the Oysterville store. Turns out Oysterville is a very quaint little town full of beautiful, historic houses. I loved driving through and looking at them. I'm sure the kids could have cared less, but kept themselves busy by belting out tunes from the back seat as Jen and I ooed and ahhed over the beautiful homes.
We stopped in at the museum and found this cool sasquatch statue. Jack is going to ask his Uncle Dave, who does similar wood carvings, to make him one!
The museum has quite the view:
By this point, my girls were getting tired of getting in and out of the car but we had one final geocache we wanted to find. It was titled "Message in a Bottle", so we HAD to look for it! This one was hidden quite well, but the kids found it all on their own. (Jen and I were held up by "Molasses", Natalie's new name. Man, that girl likes to move at her own pace!) The other kids were not waiting for her.
Anyway, Jen said this was by far the coolest geocache they have ever found. It was in a huge plastic container with a lid. It had the title, "Message in a Bottle" labeled on it, and it was cleverly hidden in the beach grass behind a board. You would only find it if you were looking for it. The kids loved picking out cool treasures from it and replacing it with things they brought along.
Here are a few pictures I captured on my phone:
Jen and her kids have been doing a lot of geocaching, so wanted to show us how it's done. They have an app that leads you to them. Ryan, in particular, thought it was so awesome! They had a great time looking for the treasures together.
It was also a great way to explore parts of the peninsula we never have been to before. The first geocache was at the Nachotta flats, on the east side of the peninsula. It was fun to check out that area, and Luke became really interested in how they harvest oysters.
The next treasure was just down the road at the boat docks. This one had a really cool hiding spot, but the kids figured it out!
Next we stopped in at the local bakery for a little treat, and asked the locals what was a must see. Everyone said we should check out Oysterville, and the Oysterville store. Turns out Oysterville is a very quaint little town full of beautiful, historic houses. I loved driving through and looking at them. I'm sure the kids could have cared less, but kept themselves busy by belting out tunes from the back seat as Jen and I ooed and ahhed over the beautiful homes.
We stopped in at the museum and found this cool sasquatch statue. Jack is going to ask his Uncle Dave, who does similar wood carvings, to make him one!
The museum has quite the view:
By this point, my girls were getting tired of getting in and out of the car but we had one final geocache we wanted to find. It was titled "Message in a Bottle", so we HAD to look for it! This one was hidden quite well, but the kids found it all on their own. (Jen and I were held up by "Molasses", Natalie's new name. Man, that girl likes to move at her own pace!) The other kids were not waiting for her.
Anyway, Jen said this was by far the coolest geocache they have ever found. It was in a huge plastic container with a lid. It had the title, "Message in a Bottle" labeled on it, and it was cleverly hidden in the beach grass behind a board. You would only find it if you were looking for it. The kids loved picking out cool treasures from it and replacing it with things they brought along.
Here are a few pictures I captured on my phone:
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| The oldest post office in Washington. |
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