A visit from Grandma and Grandpa

Last week Nate's parents made the trip to Whidbey Island together! Peggy hadn't been here in almost three years and this was the first time they had come together so it made it even that much more special....Nate took the week off so it was a vacation for everyone!
For us, we were excited to have them experience the amazing Northwest summer so what better way to start it off the trip by an afternoon ride on the Puget Sound to go crabbing!!! ( Of course this was after we had gone to Anacortes to our favorite breakfast place).

It was a successful trip and we caught our limit for the day but before we could go home and cook them it was off to the docks for the dirty deed of cleaning - not going to lie it is a little creepy when you are cleaning a crab that has been broken in half and their pinchers are still moving!!

Nate giving the crab its final goodbye!

Scott was a trooper cleaning the crabs too - Peggy opted to take the pictures!

Connor and Cooper weren't too convinced that the crabs weren't going to pinch them!

Of course we didn't spend the entire time crabbing (but we did do it more than once) - We spent an afternoon at Fort Ebey flying kites, bike riding at City Beach, enjoying the sun in the backyard while the kids played in the pool and then we went to which has become my favorite place on the island... Double Bluff!! Yes - we have found a beach that actually has sand and not rocks! Whoever said that you couldn't get tan on Whidbey has never been to this place!!

We had to take some time out to train the kids in their own personal "flight training"

Navy Pilots in the making!

Connor loves Grandma's snowball cookies so of course she made them with the boyz....although I think more made it into Cooper's belly than on the cookie sheet!!! Yumzers!!

The night before they left happened to be Prowler Ball....YES..FREE BABYSITTING!!!! Nate and I had a great time with our friends and just spending the evening together..truth be told though we didn't spend the entire evening there - at midnight you would have found us at Applebees with a big plate of nachos!

These are my girlfriends Erin and Brandi from the squadron!! There is never a dull moment when we are together!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for making the trip to Whidbey! It was so great being able to share our daily lives with you and for you to experience our home in Whidbey! Thanks for the memories - We love you!!!