My parents came to visit and the weather was great so we headed out for all kinds of adventures! There was a whole lot of sun and our WA eyes are not used to it so we made sure everyone was properly equipped with sunglasses.
We decided to show them the true beauty of WA so we headed to NorthWest Trek! Its basically a safari. Well, not quite if you're looking for lions, giraffes, and elephants. No, but really its worth the price and a fun day. You ride on a bus and view all the NW animals in their natural habitat. You get a close up view of bears, moose, caribou/reindeer, eagles, cougars, etc.
This funky looking caribou is not as sick as he looks. Apparently, its just that time of year they all shed! He raced up to the front of the bus and tried to lead in front for the whole trek. The bus driver was petrified of running him over the whole way. It certainly added to the entertainment!
As we were leaving the Trek we just had to pull over and get a picture of this gorgeous site. The people who live here can walk to NW Trek its so close. The combination of mountain, water, flowers, and sun was stunning. The picture doesn't do it justice.
Unfortunately, we only took pictures this one day but after a week of playing with the kids in the sun, motorcycle trips, celebrating Mother's Day, movies, NW Trek, and just having a blast together it was as hard as ever to say good bye to my parents! The kids LOVED the time with Grandma and Grandpa of course. Grandpa got ALOT of extra time with the kids while Grandma and I painted...thats a whole post in and of itself I'm afraid. I did enjoy all the extra time with my Mom, especially because it was over Mother's Day! On Sunday we got to put our feet up and let the men pamper us!We definitely miss them, and hopefully they will come out again soon!
