Well, like Mark Twain said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Seattle." He was not far off. But despite the first couple of breezy and grey weeks, we did seek out the sunshine.
We all were so proud of Benji and Marina who did their big Bar/Bat Mitzvot in Costa Rica this March, and then did a "mini-me" B'nei Mitzvah for family and relatives in Seattle (and both of our brother's came in for the event, too!) Benji spoke about qualities of a leader and Marina gave her drash about telling the truth-both kids spoke with maturity, humor and intelligence. Way to go kids!
Highlights of our stay:
- Playing full-contact basketball in the Samena pool.
- Hiking at Poo-Poo Point, Bandera Mountain, Hurricane Hill and Snow Lake.
- Laughing at the dinner table with Uncle Jonathan and Uncle Joel
- Completing a 300 piece puzzle of Florence Italy into the wee hours of the night.
- Camping at Scenic beach park with a hot raspberry pie delivered right to our campsite.
- Delicious food and great company with the familiar, relaxed feel of hanging out with old friends.
- Eating foods we've missed: Indian, Chinese and Thai, tofu and Washington apples!
- Visiting with adorable Rascal ;)
Back for one more school year in Costa Rica. We'll miss you!
Photos galore...keep on scrolling!
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| Just Be-cuz |
Call to the Torah. Bar/Bat Mitzvah squared.
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| Beautiful Phantom Lake! |
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| Pre-fart leapfrog |
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| Post-fart leapfrog |
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| Twin Falls |
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| Marina and cousin Phoenix |
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| My bro visits! |
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| Snow Lake with Sylvia...too cold to swim this time! |
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| Man, I really like your hat! |
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| Franklin Falls and Levine cousins |
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| Puzzling times with Dave |
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| Camping can be scary with this crew haunting the woods. |
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| We had hot blueberry pie delivered to our campsite. Talk about "Glamping." So nice, we did it twice! |
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| Skipping stones at Scenic Beach |
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Not much of a view at Hurricane Hill in the Olympics...
Just some seriously big mountain goats appearing like ghosts out of the fog! |
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| Hiking to Stump House at Guillemont Cove |
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| Mmmm. But not as good as Martha's duck l'orange. |
Well, like Mark Twain said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Seattle." He was not far off. But despite the first couple of breezy and grey weeks, we did seek out the sunshine.
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Hi Guys! Nice pictures! Was so great to see you all! Kids did great on their mini Bar/Bot Mitzvah! Thanks also for the day out on the water!
ReplyDeleteWill miss you! Happy times for you all!
Love,
Victoria and family