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The Great Northwest Getaway

 We took a family vacation July 28-Aug. 3 to Washington and Oregon - the first time we had flown anywhere for 10 years!  It was so fun to watch Delaney's reaction to flying since she was only a one-year-old last time.  She definitely wants to do it again! And it was especially fun that we got to fly the first leg of our trip with Treg and Candace and their boys!  Overall, we learned that the Northwest loves their dogs, their bikes, their flowers (especially the hydrangeas), their fruit and fish, and we learned that their recycling/composting game is strong!  But some specific highlights of our trip were:

1. Seattle - we did the Space Needle and other touristy things, but our favorites were eating at Ivar's and feeding the seagulls, a harbor cruise, the Ballard Locks where we saw Harbor Seals playing and eating salmon - we even saw 2 Salmon jump out of the water!  We will also remember the hotel and its art- and pineapple-themed walls, floors, and elevators. 

2. Lake Chelan and Wenatchee - Eating at Blueberry Hills Restaurant in Manson, located on the family fruit farm, swimming in the cool, clear lake on a 103 degree day, and stopping at a fruit stand to pick up local fruit.

3. Oregon - we loved our house, the falls we hiked to, going to church at Salem Mennonite, and heading out to the coast, taking a 2 mile trail to Indian Beach (very tiring and challenging), and playing on Cannon Beach with a view of Haystack Rocks.  

4. Our trip home was delayed one full day because our flight was delayed.  Luckily, we had a hotel room for the night and there was a full night of Olympics to watch!  On the flight home, we discovered that water comes in a box sometimes!

5. Amazing memories with my favorite people!


































































































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  1. VanessaAugust 16, 2021 at 1:47 PM

    Oh wonderful to see the whole group of pictures! Looks gorgeous there - no wonder Addi wants to live out west! So glad you had that awesome adventure!

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