Westport Weekend Away

Tom really enjoys experience gifts. So, this year for his birthday I decided to "give" him a weekend away with the four of us. We chose Westport, WA. We weren't sure what to expect, but heard it had lots of fishing, beaches, cranberry bogs and a lighthouse. Upon driving into town, we were a little nervous as it was rather desolate and industrial looking. However, as you can see from below, we found some great activities and really enjoyed ourselves. 

 There is a watchtower near the mouth of the marina. On top they have these viewers that you can look at the boats and/or Ocean Shores. I'm not really sure Charlie could see anything, but he loved looking. We were up real early this particular morning, so we were able to watch many of the fishing boats heading out to try to catch crab and tuna.

 We decided to try and see how Gabe did in a highchair. It was a perfect fit for the hungry kid. All the playing on our trip really worked up an appetite for Gabe - he ate tons on this trip.

 While Tom and Charlie were off at another beach, the two of us took a nap and then walked about a mile to another beach. I was really excited to see what Gabe thought of sand as this was his first sandy beach trip. As you will see in a picture below, he loves playing with sand. I was impressed that it took him a long time to try to put it in his mouth. The beach was a hit with Gabe.

Saturday was a warm sunny beach day. Unfortunately, Sundays weather turned on us and was really cold. After breakfast of fresh made doughnuts, we walked through the marina. Several boats were getting ready for fishing and many had already returned. Charlie really loved looking at these big boats and making up stories. The stories included him riding on the boats and fishing. We also saw some wildlife - fish and jellyfish. We wished to have seen seals, but they alluded us.

 This picture is a little out of order. However, on our way home we stopped at a BBQ joint that Tom really enjoys outside of Olympia. We found this pig on our way in and as you can see, it was quite fun to play on.

 Ah, one of my favorite pictures from the trip. We allowed Charlie to order hot chocolate for breakfast. He kept informing us how much he loves hot chocolate and he polished it off. Unfortunately, that wasn't true for the pancake we ordered him. Not even one bite went in his belly! Anyway, he sure enjoyed sitting by dad and flirting with him. I also love the smile on Tom's face. You can tell he enjoyed this vacation as well.

 Well, Tom and Charlie got the kite all the way up in the air earlier in the day. They brought the rest of us out to the beach to watch them fly it again. Unfortunately, the wind didn't cooperate. However, I sure enjoyed watching them work together to attempt to get this up!