Illahee

Today was a freakishly hot day again. We had to go the doctors to get shots for Madeline, so she can go into Kindergarden next year. Syd and Kassie unexpectedly had to get shots too. I guess this year, the state changed the requirements of the shots kids have to get to enter school. They now need a second dose of the Chicken Pox vaccine. Syd and Kassie didn't have to get them, but to be on the safe side, they got them too. So, as a bribe/reward for doing so good, we went and got Coldstone for all of us. YUMMY! After that, it was still too hot to go home, so we went back to school shopping at the nice, cool, mall. :) (Insert facetiousness here.) I hate the mall. I go there once a year to buy school shoes. That's it. But since it was so hot, I gave in. Amazingly, we found some really great deals! After that, you guessed it, it was still too hot, so we went to Illahee State Park. At least being by the water it was 5 to 10 degrees cooler. (Hey, when it's this hot, I'll take anything cooler!)

Madeline fell asleep in the car, so when we got there she didn't want to play. She quickly changed her mind when we went down on the dock.

(Cue "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")

Then Andy found some really cool drift wood.

They climbed on that for a while.

I found a tree trunk sticking out of the cliff.

Maddie and I posed for some pics.

Then it got cool enough that we were hungry, so we went home. Fun stuff, this 100 degree weather, I tell ya! NOT! :) Please make it go away!

Beaches

So yesterday it was 100+ degrees outside when I told Andy we needed to get out of this house.It was so hot that I couldn't breathe right. Seriously, I have never been so upset or scared about breathing in my life. So we decided to take a trip to the beach.
Well not just the beach, we decided to do "the loop." (US 101.) We went up to Port Angeles. Hung out there for a bit. Ate some food. Then we got back into the car and drove to Crescent Lake. Stopped there. Hung out by the lake for a bit. Took some pics.






Got back in the car. Drove to Forks. Saw the sign. Didn't stop. Who needs more Twilight stuff anyways? :) Drove some more.

This time to Kalaloch. Stopped. The sun had just set so the beach was littered with bonfires. Totally cool sight. Also, the tide was, about a football field long, out. We walked all the way out. You never know how small you really are until you stand next to the ocean. The moon was so bright on the water, it was awesome. We walked back to the bonfires. Climbed on some driftwood. I got upset because my camera battery had died. But, I managed to squeeze out one last pic of the girls on the driftwood before it did.
Climbed back up the beach, and got back in the car. Drove down the rest of the coast, into the Olympic National Forest, and onto Hoquiam/Aberdeen. Stopped in Aberdeen to get some snacks. Got back in the car, ate our snacks, and proceeded to drive the rest of the way back home. The girls passed out. Finally, peace and quiet. Just kidding :) Sydney was still awake. She kept us company until we got home. A very long, but fun day! I would rather be in the car for X hours with AC, than to be in a hot house. Plus, I love road trips, even if they are short ones.