Axel's First Time ON the Beach

Mmmm, sand!

Pacific Northwest Road Trip Part 1

A quick stop at the Sundial Bridge in Redding, CA

Art appreciation at the bridge.

A little reading along the way. This is really only one of two things Axel has enjoyed while riding in the car.

Driving from Oregon to Washington via the Astoria Megler Bridge.

It's a long bridge!

A lookout point in Anacortes, WA.

Happy, tired family.

Finally!


Waiting in line for the ferry.


Our first ferry!


It was windy, but warm(ish).




Enjoying the view of Downtown Seattle.



We are now in Portland for several days. Ram is taking a Bonsai class through Thursday, so Axel and I are hanging out at the bed and breakfast and resting. I am sure we will go out a bit, but not too much. We finally got 2 naps today. It has been the first time for that since we left and the first day of good naps. This boy does not sleep well in the car. It will be nice to have a break from the road for a few days before we begin the journey home on Friday.

Please, Mommy, can I go outside and play?

Axel has spent quite a bit of time these past couple weeks here, watching his daddy work in the back yard. I am amazed at his attention span when he is at the back door. He just loves to see what is going on and to wave (his new skill this week) to Daddy. Today, he was asking me to go out there and make a mess. So, we put on his play clothes and let him loose.

A couple of minutes on the dead grass touching Daddy's trees, then...

We found the big dirt pile.

Crawling up and scooting down on his tummy. He had fun touching the dirt with his hands.

He didn't eat any until he rolled down the hill and faceplanted on a dirt clod. Then, he chewed a little bit of that gritty dirt.

Mmmmm, dirt!