Part 2: Trip to Forks

As promised, here are the pics from our adventure over to the Olympic Peninsula to visit the vampire infested town of Forks!  It was such a gorgeous drive that included a ride on a ferry to get from Edmonds to Kingstown.  At one point we didn't think we were going to make it when we got stopped due to an accident just 10 miles from our destination!  But we got going again, spent our time wandering around Forks, visiting all the different spots from the Twilight books and even made it over to La Push and hung out at First Beach.  Unfortunately no pictures of Fiona, she stayed home with Matt and Amma (it was a good thing too since we spent 9+ hours in the car) but I promise I have some 10 month photos coming soon :)

Tami and her girls on the Ferry

We got a little bored while waiting for the accident to get cleared up so we decided to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and do a little "photo shoot" :)

We made it to Forks!!!!

Where Bella worked

where Bella shopped

where Bella's Dad Charlie worked as Chief of Police

Zoey "driving" the cruiser

Kayla driving an arrested Zoey to jail

Dr. Cullen's office

The girls favorite is Jacob...I even told them that Taylor Lautner (the guy who plays Jacob) was making an appearance in Forks, it was fun to hear them scream :) but this was as close to the real Jacob as we got!

I, on the other hand am an Edward fan :)

Bella's truck

La Push Indian Reservation

First Beach

Tami's Seattle visit; Part 1: The Zoo

My friend Tami and her two girls, Zoey and McKayla, came up to Seattle this past week to see me....well, actually I think it was to see Fiona but I'm getting pretty used to that :)  I am going to post this in two parts since we had so much fun both days and took lots of pictures.  So Day 1 was a trip to the Woodland Park Zoo.  It was perfect weather, not too hot or cold, although it took us so long to get around to everything (since the zoo is so big) some of the animals had gone to bed before we got to them.  Fiona enjoyed being outside but wasn't the happiest of munchkins this trip.  She was getting over a virus (we think Roseola) that caused her to have a fever last weekend and sleep like crap and be really irritable in general.  She was better by Monday but decided to work on getting her top front teeth in so the irritability continued (today, Saturday has been the first day she has been back to her happy self).  Anyways, here are some photos of the zoo!

Have to start with the animals!!

Wild Dog, loved the color of his fur!

Wild Snow Leopards! :)

the real thing

                                                           look at that budda belly!

Zoey playing the African drums

Kayla trying to feed Fiona

Someone was tired....she wouldn't take a nap all afternoon, too much to look at! (check out the pink Converses) 

....coming soon, Part 2: Forks and the Olympic Peninsula 

Volk Fest 2010: Whistlers Bend Park

First camping trip with Fiona and a Family Reunion to boot!  What fun we had playing in the river, playing horse shoes, and eating. :)   Fiona did awesome, slept great in the pack and play and kept quite entertained by all of her cousins running around. In fact I think she was quite disappointed to come home since there isn't nearly the activity and fun as she was getting used to.  Thanks Karie for getting us all organized and putting this together, can't wait for next year.  Here are just a few of the photos from the trip.  Once I get a chance to go through them a little more I will put together a CD and send it out to everyone, I think I have most addresses and if not I will give you a call :)

Pam and her classic pose

Gary and Rogan...I was told this was a miracle that there was a "baby" on Gary's lap and he wasn't crying :)

Kids playing in the kiddie pool

Amma, Granton and Fiona

Matt and niece Rylie

Cousins Granton, Rylie and Fiona....something must have been really interesting in that wagon

Cousins Kelly and Meghan

boys playing in the dirt

don't know what to say about this one :)

Rylie's 2nd Birthday was on August 2nd, great excuse to eat cake :)

taking a nap in the tent (this was taken through the mesh window)

Tad loved the watermelon 

Floating the river

don't know what Asa was doing here, but he is cute anyways

hanging at the river

Meghan and Ryder

GROUP SHOTS

(don't worry, I will be sending all of these out and more soon)

Bryce, Rylie, Pam, Fiona, Jacob, Beth, Granton, David, Krystal, Matt and Suz

Amma and her grandkids

Rylie, Krystal and Dave

Jacob, Tad and Bethany

Paul and Stacy 

Van Beek Clan: Orlie, Debbie, Steve, Cedric, Rasha, Karie, Ryan, Rogan, Asa, Stacy and Paul

Thomas crew

Kaia, Brad, Kathy and Randy

Bob, Jared, Meghan, Ryder, Kelsea (with Wagner boy due in November!)

Group shot.....see you all next year.