Library Day

Ok, so any day or every day can be considered Library Day, but on this day I took pictures. That justifies a blog post. Plus, Opal and Daddy were with us and we went to a different library than usual, so it made our day at the library that much more special.

Water & Sand Play (Video)

Here's a short video of the kids having a bunch of fun playing along the beach in Westport, WA.

Ocean Shores Beach Trip

We finally made it to the beach! And this time we traveled to a place we have never been before. We love going to new places. We drove to Ocean Shores which is on a peninsula with the Washington Pacific Ocean on one side and Grays Harbor on the other. On the last day we were there, we drove around the harbor to Westport and spent the day there. It was very windy and cold in Ocean Shores, while the weather and wind were much milder in Westport. We had a great time exploring new surroundings, playing on the beach and in the water, the kids enjoyed swimming in the pool at our hotel, we learned a lot about old whale skeletons at an outdoor museum, Armando gambled at the local casino, we played games at an arcade, at too much junk food, shopped at little stores, Esperanza fell in love with sea lions at the fishing boat docks at Westport and everyone found neat treasures while beach combing. The kids both napped on the way back home and when they woke up we stopped at the Tulip Festival (after-hours).

Hair Cut Day

Both kids wanted hair cuts. I've completely changed my preference on long hair with the kids. It's way too much work. We brush Esperanza's hair maybe once a week, and it's a horrible task. Ezra's hair, though now long enough to finally tuck behind his ears or pull back in a pony tail, still gets food and snot and other yucky stuff stuck in it on a regular basis. He despises hair brushings just as much as Esperanza. So, when they both said they wanted hair cuts, I was eager to get it done. 

Then, Ezra backed out.

And Esperanza broke out in tears a second after her hair was cut off. 

So, I guess we're stuck with crusty long hair on Ezra, and an unhappy short haired girl. By the end of the day, Esperanza was beginning to get used to it, and maybe even like it a little.

Peek-A-Boo Ezra