I often wonder what JMU & I will do all summer. Is it going to be spent with me telling him "Time to be done with the wii", "I'll go for a bike ride in a minute.", "No, no one can come over today and play, we have things to get done." I wasn't sure what it would look like this year. Well, here it is July already! I'm not sure if we have just been busy but it's going by so quickly. We've had a lot of fun thus far. It hasn't been so hot that I thought I would melt. I'm not over the yard work yet. I haven't gone through 6 bottles of sunscreen (Yes Granny, we are using it!.)
NU had a business trip to the Northwest and we decided to tag along. We went to Seattle, Cannon Beach, and Portland. It was great! JMU was a rock star on the long drive. It was fun to visit these cities with him and watch him enjoy the new experiences. We stayed across from Lake Union, right where the sea planes took off. We had fun watching them throughout the day. We walked down to the waterfront and saw the houses on the lake. JMU thought it would be "wicked" to live right on the water. He wondered why we couldn't have a house on a lake. I picked up a real estate flyer and showed him the price. I think he got my point. We went to the top of the Space Needle. (All of the times I've been to Seattle, never done this.) He thought Seattle was great until we drove to Cannon Beach and took the ferry across the lake.
Cannon Beach-I love the Oregon coast. It was freezing!! We stayed at CJ's recommended hotel & got the VIP treatment because they "just love Carl, Kim, and those darling kids." According to Kim, CJ has made great friends with the owners because he gets ready each morning and then goes down to the lobby to visit with them. Kim isn't quite as close to the owners because she is back in the room getting all the kids ready for the day. We went to eat at Mo's in honor of Grandpa.
It was a great trip! We are off to NC soon for our annual trip & then the cousins from VA hit town. As JMU said, "this is the best life ever!"
