Friday, April 5, 2013

Washington Coast, More family visitors, we're loving it!

Clamming morning........... Washington coast, so beautiful!

clam gun in one hand, clam limit in the other

Limit, first time ever.

You tube tells how to clean and cook clams

Clams frying
Fun with Grandpa G

Have to follow the tide out.


Smiles of success!
The beach house.

Through the dunes to the house.

2nd day clamming  5 limits

Sunday lunch at Baked Alaska on the Columbia river

Sea lions are a problem, loud, stinky, eat salmon and keep people off their boats.
Getting a close look


Fresh crab

Flowers in the yard

Best fish and chips in town theres's always a line.  All the cooking is done on the boat.  When they run out of fish, they close the door and lunch is over!!  You can eat on tables under the trees (if it's not raining) or take it somewhere...no inside dining.

Busy between rain showers, Grandpa G has a helper.

Fun on the beach

Museum about shipwrecks in Astoria
Climbing the column in Astoria

I stayed at the bottom to take pictures....that's the ONLY reason!!

The view is fantastic!

Socks in the gift shop.

Along the way to the lighthouse.

At the top.

Way out west again

Mount Hood in the distance along the Columbia

Astoria Bridge

Walking on the beach


Ice Cream at Scoopers, so many choices!

Oyster shells in the background


Jeff cooking salmon and oysters on the grill


Jerry let Clayton hold his fish!  Even gave us some for dinner.

Spring salmon, a delicacy!
At the oysster beds

7 little snakes living in the piles of oystershells

Willapa Bay

So sad to see them leave so soon!

 

February 2013...Florida

Beautiful cloud formation as we left the ranch.  Caused by wind on mountain tops.

Checking out Epcot again

Sea World

Soft shell Blue Crab.  Fried the whole thing.  Kind of crunchy!

Fossilized shark teeth picked up on the beach

Car broke down in Denver on the way home
 
                                                      

New beginnings

Ready to go  Chris and Grandma Wendy

Staying at the motel with Grandparents Williams

Some sad times here

 Taking turns holding E
So cute!
Welcome to Elizabeth Anne Jan 9


Dusty and E



Wednesday, April 3, 2013

December 2012 Keystone, CO

Chet learning to ski with dad

Hazen so cute, but on his side



Lunch

Telling mom about the day
Rootbeer floats

There is a great toy room here

Scott's family

Jerm's family
 

Chris's

10 grandkids

Jeff's

My boys



Games and visiting
The celebration was for our 40th anniversary and Scott and Renee's 11th, and just to get together as family!
Time with Grandpa G

Kathy made us a cake

and a beautiful quilt!

Time to visit, don't get much of that when everyone is grown up with jobs and life.