Whidbey Island Trip

About two weeks ago, we traveled up to Whidbey Island for a weekend getaway with our friends JB and M. Really, this trip was partially a birthday trip to celebrate JB and J's birthdays (which are just a day apart). The five of us stayed in a charming beach house that was just across the street from the beach. Although the weather was a little cold, we did see some bursts of sunshine. It was fun to relax, see some new sites at a leisurely pace, and just visit with our friends.

Riding the Mukilteo ferry over to Clinton. For dinner we had great sandwiches at the Pickles Deli in Clinton. I highly recommend going to eat there!

Before JB and M arrived, we briefly visited the beach and got to see the sun set. JB and M arrived just as Sam was getting settled in bed. It was fun to visit with them and catch up.

JB and M brought a kite to fly on the beach. Sam was nervous and kept worrying that the kite would fly away, but I think he secretly enjoyed it. I'm actually surprised that I got a picture of him smiling, since most of the time he was so worried about the kite.

Sam and I collected different shells on the beach.

I think this photo was taken on our second excursion to the beach that same day.

Everyone relaxed in their own way. While J and JB played guitars, Sam read a Garfield book behind the couch.

The lighting isn't great in this picture, but I think it captures our relaxed atmosphere pretty well (even down to the stocking feet on the table!).

We visited Fort Casey. Sam loved seeing all of the cannons and different fortifications. 

 

My cute friend M!

J took this shot inside of the light house at Fort Casey.

We decided to drive through Deception Pass instead of taking the ferry home. We parked the car on one side and walked over the bridge to Pass Island to look around for a bit. This shot was taken on the Deception Pass bridge.

I felt pretty puffy that weekend! I'm about 26 weeks pregnant in this photo. We are standing on Pass Island on the north side of the bridge. The camera is facing east (with Strawberry Island in the background).

 We stopped by the Tulip Festival on the way home. The festival had just barely begun, and there weren't enough tulips open for the fields to be as visually striking as I would have liked. But it was still fun to see the tulips, nonetheless. We also enjoyed seeing the fields of daffodils in the area as we drove to and from the Tulip Town grounds; those fields were very striking and completely covered in yellow.

I'm so glad that we were able to take this little trip with JB and M. I don't know when we are going to be able to do such a luxurious and low-key trip with them again, especially with this new baby on the way. But I don't doubt that we will have more relaxing vacations with these friends in the future.