Deception Pass

Last weekend we went camping with our friends at Deception Pass. We've been talking about camping there for 2 years, so about 6 months ago Hani decided to get up in the middle of the night to make reservations. Thank you Hani for making it happen, it was a blast. We got up there Friday night about 7:30. It's only about an hour from Seattle, but Friday night traffic, stopping for a snack, and getting lost got us there a little later than an hour. We forgot our pillows so sleeping was a little rough and we ended up throwing our air mattress away at the end of the trip because even though we reflated it Saturday night we were still on the ground by the middle of the night. If this next air mattress doesn't do the job, I'm cheating and getting a cot! Anyways the reason we got so excited about Deception Pass, is they have an amazing beach and hiking trails all around the campground, so that's how we spent Saturday. The beach was full of really cool rocks and Ashley wanted to pick up every single one. Her hands got so full when she tried to pick another one up they all fell out of her hand. We helped her out by carrying a few, but she didn't even notice when only a couple made it back to the campsite. By the end of our walk she was asleep in the ergo anyways. She only slept about 10 minutes on our walk, so Brian stayed back to put her down for a nap while the rest of the group got out of camp and went on a hike to the summit which had amazing views of the pass and beach. I felt so bad for Brian, when we got back he said she had just gone down after two hours of trying to put her down, he got lots of studying in, but I still felt really bad. He did have a good story though. I guess as he was sitting outside the tent waiting for her to fall asleep after getting her up once already to comfort her, she called out everyone's name... Hani, Danelle, Anna, Steve, Brian (yes, she said Brian!) as if they were going to come rescue her so she wouldn't have to take a nap. It was really funny. Saturday night we sat by the campfire and kept noticing a flash in the sky, until we heard the thunder did we realize it was lightening. We got poured on right before bed and all through the night. Luckily we had a mist before the downpour so we got everything back in the car so not much was wet the next morning. Besides the rain we had an awesome time camping and are already planning next years adventure. One thing I don't want to forget about this year is Danielle's contribution and idea of banana boats. We will be doing these every time we go camping from now on, they're sooo good!!! You take a whole banana and peel the top part down. Cut the banana down the length of it. Add bits of chocolate and mini marshmallows, then put back the peel and wrap in tin foil. Place around the fire and wait 5 minutes or so until the chocolate and marshmallows are melted. Place in a bowl and sprinkle Graham crackers over the top and viola! you have a deliciously healthy version of s'mores!

Jo, Steve, and Bri

Hani, Danielle and Joana (28 1/2 weeks preggo) enjoying chili that Brian made for the trip.

I got Ashley all bundled up Sunday morning, it was so cold and wet I was afraid she wouldn't be warm enough. this girl is growing like a weed. All of her warm pants are too short for her.

Hani is reviewing pictures of the weekend with Ashley, having her say everyone's names. You can see the concentration in her face, what I failed to capture is the smile and excitement when she got them right

D and Ashley having girl bonding time

Ashley and Steve hangin' out by the fire

This is the view of the beach we hung out at, you can see what a gorgeous day it was

This is the view under the Deception Pass bridge. The hiking path went right underneath it.