whidbey island

On a whim we decided to rally Joel's family and spend MLK weekend on Whidbey Island. We found a huge house to rent and set off in the minivan in the pouring rain.

We took JP with us, and met Kitty, David and Sylvia up there. Joel's Grandma June lives on Whidbey, along with two aunts and an uncle.

After one glorious blue sky morning, it rained most of the time. So we did a lot of cooking and eating, game playing, reading, looking at the beautiful view, and just generally goofing around together.

mukilteo ferry

family games

view from our house

cousins: Sylvia and Lucy

silly girls

jp, liam, lucy, milo on a walk

relaxed parents

It was special to spend this time with Joel's family. They're fun and sweet, and there was always someone around to play a game with the boys or take Lucy for a walk, so Joel and I were able to relax a little. We did luxurious things like take naps, go for long runs, and lounge around watching football all afternoon. Grandma June is 92, lives alone, takes walks on the beach, and plays a mean game of gin rummy. She made a huge box of ginger snaps for the weekend and played ball with Lucy all afternoon.