Our Beach—February Edition

A rare winter day at the beach—dry, not horribly cold, with a low tide. 

All my nincompoops, ahem, children, took off their boots and socks as soon as we got off the rocks and explored their beach barefoot. 

Wesley wore his cape under his winter coat, giving him a duck butt look.

 

Piper loves to get into the clay and give herself an elephant makeover.

 

Kyla’s friend has the sense to keep her shoes on the whole time.  I love those red boots!

 

Kyla really needs nothing more than a stick to entertain herself for hours.  This time, she has a ball of clay to double the excitement.  I’m not sure what it says about her, but I like it!

 

We love our beach…and happy to be going back for hot baths.

Why I Like Coupeville

What to do at the cabin with four kids and a really rainy February day?  We drove up to Coupeville!

It’s small, but the museum has wooly mammoth bones, arrowheads, the first car ever on the island, a history of telephones, and old toys and clothes.  We’ve been there once before, but it’s a great place to wander as it rains outside.

 

A short walk from there is the wharf.  We go there because I like the three skeletons of sea mammals hanging from the ceiling.

 

Cool, huh?

 

There’s more to do in Coupeville (I could wander the Victorian-style homes around town for hours).  But taking four kids to a shop and finding food that fits Kyla’s diet?  We drove back to the cabin and invited cabin friends over for a tea party instead!