Back in Seattle

We are now back in Seattle until the beginning of September.  We are very happy to be back to a little more civilization and the conveniences of a big city.  Our new house is in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle, which is wonderful.  It has some of the most spectacular views. We get to finish our days with the most beautiful view of the city and the sun setting behind it and then are woken up every morning by the most brilliant pink/red sunrise you have ever seen, right from our bedroom window. 

The view from our deck.

The first week we got back from the beach, Joss had camp.  She was ecstatic!  It was The Wilderness Awareness Camp where they teach you how to survive in the wilderness.  Joss made a new friend  from Australia and started talking with an Australian accent ALL week, even when she read her book to us at bedtime. 

Nana came to visit for a week.  The kids were soo happy to see her and so were we!  Joss painted a whole bunch of pictures for her and made her a key holder to stick on her wall back in NJ.  

We figured we would leave some of the more touristy things for when Nana came to visit so we could enjoy them together.  One being the duck tours, where you tour the city in an amphibian vehicle (goes on land and in water) from World War II.  It was LOTS of fun.  The "Captain" was hysterical.  

Joss met up with her friend from camp.  They each had a duck bill, that made the loudest "quacking" sounds you could imagine. 

Erik was chosen to be the "First Mate."  LOL!

A day at the park with Nana.  Joss wanted to be like Nana, so she dressed just like Nana.  Too cute!

Josslyn having a blast.  

Autumn in Nana's hat.  

Autumn watching the group of adults having the best time doing good old fashioned relay races.  Every time we come to this park, there are adults having the time of your lives.  There was even an "Alice and  Wonderful Party" going on where everyone dressed up like a character from the book and was playing croquet with Flamingo mallets.  How great is that!  It reminded us to not take life so seriously and to have more fun.

Here is Auty having more fun  :)

Night time music fest.  

Had a wonderful time seeing a familiar face from NJ.  It was a good taste of what it would be like if we moved to the other side of the country and had family visit.  We did learn that it is VERY hard to say good-bye. :(