second annual trip to washington state

last summer our friends flew us to visit them in washington for a week. it was gorgeous, relaxing, and so fun.

this year joel got accepted to a educational leadership conference and they covered his ticket to washington. we decided to buy me a ticket, too, and go for our second annual trip. who knows what next summer will bring?!

i didn't take pictures until the last day of our trip. that was the day we borrowed an inflatable kayak and took it out on the bellingham bay. the weather was perfect, completely extraordinary for washington state.

 that was also the day joel sat next to the two little ones in the car and cared for them so sweetly.

 these two darlings are melt-your-heart adorable and so so sweet.

 on my way out of washington i got a nice glimpse of mount rainier.