Whidbey it be nice?

In celebration of Valentine’s Day we took a trip to Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. It was a beautiful day heading out, so we decided to take the ferry over. Magnus thought the boat was a little bit rocky and windy.

Our first stop on the island was at Fort Casey that has some WWII barracks. Here is the beach below the barracks.

Here is Dana climbing out of the battery. There was also a lighthouse (Admiralty Head Lighthouse) that looked pretty nice.

 

We took a walk down a rocky beach and Dana found some treasures.

Can you name all the sea creatures?*

The next morning we took the bridge over Deception Pass. We walked across first and then went back over with the car. The view was beautiful despite the bit of drizzle in the air.

We even saw some seals from the bridge!

This little beach (Rosario Beach)  apparently has some really nice tide pools when the tide is out. We had no idea. The rocks and pieces of driftwood were still pretty.

We drove back home through Seattle and couldn’t help but stop at Larson’s Bakery. We got lots of yummy treats and brought some back for Else.

And finally, the view from Queen Anne Hill where Magnus showed us how to balance on the Space Needle. Go Seattle!

* Top row, left to right: Sea sponge, barnacle, sea sponge.                                                               

Bottom row, left to right: Starfish, chitons amidst barnacles, sea traveling ducks.

Hello from Us

Dads are the best

Dana can make Magnus have the super-giggles. And it's super cute.

WARNING: Gratuitous Cuteness

When we sit around for weeks and don’t do anything we have to post something. So here are some cute pictures of Magnus

Magnus just turned 9 months a little over a week ago and he can get around. He now walks over half the time and can get up in the middle of the floor. He is 30.75 inches tall and weighs 21 lbs. He recently figured out he can climb over some things and occasionally tries to do that.

Here Magnus dances with his favorite Duplo clown, and then he faints in despair at the Patriot’s loss.

 

Magnus is a pretty good eater. He refuses very little that is offered him and begs for almost everything we eat. Sometimes all the eating just wears him out, though.

Here are some selections from Magnus’s modeling portfolio. We’re considering submitting them to Calvin Klein.

He likes exploring the world around him and seeing what the big people are up to.

“See ya later!” from Magnus

It’s always fun when grandparents come!

My parents were able to come out for a visit this year after Christmas. Magnus had a good time playing and snuggling with them.

We went to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville to see the Spruce Goose (the largest plane ever built). It was impressively large.

Here is Magnus and I on the platform next to the door.

There were a lot of planes to see, several were parked under the wings of the Spruce Goose.

Thanks, Dad for taking us to the cool museums! Magnus really enjoyed the space museum where he got to chat with the spacemen and touch a moon rock.

Dana especially wanted to see the blackbird.

There is also an interesting water park there (that we did not go to). They put a 747 on top of the building, then built stairs up into the plane. From there you can take a waterslide down.

Thanks for coming to visit, Mom and Dad! We love you!

Magnus Thor Takes His First Steps

Tonight Magnus took a few small steps and then we got him to walk between Ruth and Farmor while I filmed it. Magnus is 8 months, 1 day old today.

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