The boys played on the anchors and rope ties on the pier of the locks, while the adults watched the boats pass through the open gates of the locks.


We looked through a magnifying glass at salmon eggs in their different stages of growth.

On a more solemn note, the boys pose by the statue. They had a good time goofing off together, as you can see. Boys will be boys!!!

Cameron poses with the Sarcophagus that guards the foyer. In school, he's learning about the Egyptians and their culture, so this was a treat for him to see. He had to see what was inside. . . . . . . . nothing! It's part bookshelf part wine cellar!

Here's Jason's daily fish report! He limited out at 2 20-pounders!

Here's our family's newest addition, her name is KEEKEE! She's a sweet kitty and she'll be a mommy soon! Cameron thought he'd give her some relaxing music to listen to. We also caught her "in the act", eating straight from the bag, why dirty a dish?

We set out to see the retired movie bears and wildlife at this wildlife farm preserve, but got off to a late start, so we made the best of the day anyway.

We took the ferry over to Port Townsend, the boys always enjoy riding the ferry. We got out of the car and toured the ferry, we'd been on larger ferries, so this one was "tiny" in comparison.

The ferry ride was very short. We could see land all around us, we were crossing the Puget Sound. Here's a picture of Port Townsend as we come into port.

We didn't get to go to the wildlife park since they had closed, so we spent the afternoon at this fort. Like Fort Casey, this fort was made in preparation for an enemy attack, but never fired their guns, as the enemy never came.


Here are some old barracks and housing, now rented out to vacationers. This fort is no longer a military base.














Ruins of the fort, too bad it's not being restored.

Cameron wasn't too keen on touring the inside of the fort, too dark for his liking. Here are some pics of what we saw, really not much to see. The boys had more fun climbing the stairs and playing on the beach below the fort.

After touring the fort and playing on the beach, we strolled downtown to see the sites of Port Townsend. We saw lots of old buildings still in use, and lots of street people, singing for money or selling their "art". I almost felt like I'd stepped back to San Francisco for a day! It was a town of yuppies, gypsies and hobo's!

We ended the day at the Pizza Factory and then got in line to wait for the ferry ride across Puget Sound. We got to see the sun set as we left. It started out to be a disappointing day, but we made the best of it and enjoyed our time out as a family!

The kids warm up for Tae Kwon Do, they've got a long way to go in the way of coordination!!!

These will be our future "Karate Kids!"

Yeah! School has started! Cameron couldn't wait to meet some new friends and teachers. He enjoys the "mommy time" at home doing our letters and playing "Go Fish" with alphabet.

In his "I love America" class, they are learning about the constitution and the early days of the USA. They made a 3-cornered hat.

I wasn't so sure that Cameron was ready for a full blown kindergarten, so we've opted for the two hour Tuesdays at the Skagit Family Learning Center. The kids are learning their numbers by putting them up on the calendar, meanwhile learning to read a calendar. It's a great opportunity for Cameron to get with other kids his age and feel a little "peer pressure" to answer questions out loud in class. I didn't realize how "shy" he was until we got into the class, he's quickly coming out of his "shell" and enjoying the classtime. He's also excited to take a lunch box to school with him!