Whidby Island Trip

Keith's sister & her husband are contemplating buying property on Whidby Island for an (eventual) vacation home.

Seeing how we'll never have a vacation home of our own, we are doing everything we can to encourage them in this scheme.  This weekend, that involved giving Keith's "expert" opinion on a property they are interested in.

Keith's (finally) nearing the end of his crazy-busy work schedule, so we thought we'd celebrate by skipping church and making a day of it.

Parker was out cold before we got on the ferry (that's what happens when you wake up two hours early, little guy).

  

He woke up just as we were docking.

We got to the island around 11 and found a great playground with an awesome play structure that Parker loved.

I have vague memories of coming here when I was a kid, but it wasn't nearly this nice at the time.

Here he's waving at an airplane.  We're teaching him to  wave at all airplanes (whatever their type or size) and say, "Hi Jeremy!".  We've got to be right some of the time, right?

After playing, we headed into Langley for lunch.  From first appearances, this town hasn't changed much since I was a kid (except for the sad, sad closing of the ice cream shop), but if you look closer, most of the old restaurants have been replaced by amazing bistros making locally-sourced, excellent food.  We had a great meal. 

After lunch, we met-up with the whole family to check out the property and run around for a bit.  Parker had a great time chasing his cousins, and I think he was only tackled a few times.

By the time we'd made the essential stop at Dairy Queen and loaded onto the ferry, our little guy was exhausted.  He spent the whole ferry trip with his head resting on Daddy's shoulder.

What a fun day!  These are the days that make the past 4-5 months of drizzle worth it!