Ocean Shores

I was talking with Ava when she came home from school on Thursday & I asked her if she wanted to go somewhere. She said, "Ooh ya!" A few years ago we went to Ocean Shores, so I got online to see if there were any deals for the weekend. There were! I called The Quinault Beach & Casino Resort & booked our room. I sent Conrad a text that we were going away for the weekend!

The weather couldn't have been better! Blue skies all around, wind (for our kite) & warm temperatures. We stopped at Taco Bell on the way, where out of the blue I just felt so proud of our family. The girls had us cracking up, retelling stories of how they were pretending to be zombies at the gym (ha!), Cate was laughing along just because it was the cool thing to do, & I don't know how to describe it, but I could feel the closeness. Yes, the touching moment at Taco Bell, hee-hee! Anyway, as luck would have it, our room was ready an hour before check in, so we were able to unpack & head to the beach.

The beach..... Last year Ava begged me to get her a kite. I got one, but the wind suddenly disappeared (albeit we were in our neighborhood) & we never got the kite out again. Yesterday though, the kite got to soar to unprecedented heights! Conrad taught Ava & Bronwen how to fly it themselves & Cate got to as well, using brute force (she grabbed the strings while Bronwen was flying it & refused to let go until I got her -who can blame her- it looked so fun).

After "digging tidal pools," & finding some pretty sea shells, we were ready to head back. All of a sudden though, 4 women with horses began heading our way! I guess they saw the girls & thought they'd like to see the horses up close. Bronwen & Ava were very happy & stroked the horses, but Cate did one pat & thought that was enough. :-) We talked for a little while & then decided it was time to head back to the hotel. We walked back, took warm showers & got into our coziest pj's & sat by the fire Conrad made. We ate the lovely food he brought from the restaurant downstairs. For dessert we munched on Oreos & watched Cars. Cate fell asleep with her sisters & we were out soon after.

This morning we woke up at 6. It was still dark outside. We could see the lights from fishing boats. Conrad got the fire going again & we had coffee while Bronwen & Ava had hot chocolate. Cate enjoyed her bottle filled with warm milk. It was perfect~ I love my family so much.