Granville Island, Artist Point, and Whidbey Island

So I have three albums/collections of photos from the past 2 months that I just never got around to uploading/blogging, so here they are! Pretty significant trips too...for various reasons. Below you'll find three links to three collections, along with a few of my fav's as always. NOTE: the Whidbey pictures even include some photos of the Ulstein clan (Steve, Jeanne, and granddaughter Naomi). In reverse chronological order, (most recent to oldest)...

- Granville Island/Stanley Park (all three of us) - this was a weekend trip that Julie, Brennan and I all took. It was B's first time up there so we did the market (think food, and street musicians), had fun sleeping in the hotel, enjoyed all the sights, and then on Monday we went to Stanley Park. One totally impromptu/spontaneous adventure found Julie and Brennan swimming in a cool pool/water park. Also took a train ride, and enjoyed the day.

- Artist Point - this was just a day trip, but was big because it qualified as Brennan's first real "hike" (as in he did all the walking himself). He did GREAT! The incredible thing was we managed to find a 2-hour window right in between huge rain-storms...(thanks God). The clouds lifted so we made a run for it. Brennan made it all the way to the top, and back, all on his own.

- Whidbey - these are pictures from our week-long trip to Whidbey Island all the way back in early August. Highlights as always included lots of boat rides, fishing, and playing on the beach. But perahps the biggest highlights were playing with Bapa, Aunt Traci, and Uncle David.

Granville pics here...
Artist Point pics here...
Whidbey pics here...

Brennan on a boat ride...(one of those water taxis)

Street music was a hit...esp the bagpipes

This musician was having Brennan participate with him

On the train, getting ready to leave...

B spent a lot of time digging with this toy

B and Mama sitting on top of an old fire-truck

Totally spontaneous...let's go for a swim!

It's a very large "infinity pool" in Stanley Park

B and Julie looking at stuff

Mad it all the way to the top of Artist Point

At Whidbey with Aunt Jeanie, and cousin Naomi

B learned how to ride is bike on this trip

Side trip to Coupeville

Julie and Dad trying to catch a salmon

It got quite foggy this day...very cool to see