What did I do this summer (part 1 of ?)

This summer has been jam-packed full of activity.  We moved, played, camped, explored, hung out, worked, played some more, got reacquainted with family, ate lots of food… 

I will try to share most of it over the next few posts and hopefully most of the memories we made this summer will be included.  If I forget any, feel free to remind me so I can add them.

So where to start…

Let’s start with our trip to Astoria and the Fort in July.  We went with Grandpa Harmon.  We went to the Astoria Tower, climbed all 164 stairs and flew a pinewood airplane from the top and then climbed all the way down.  I never knew 164 stairs could be so hard to climb…

                                       

The boys loved it and we enjoyed seeing the bay and watching the boats.  They also loved the bridge and tried to guess how long a bridge it is…

It was a cloudy morning and this added to the great effect of the bridge.  We also watched the tug boats and large, commercial barges.

 

After we explored the tower, we went to the Fort and let the boys run, play, climb, hike, explore and see what they could see.  They loved it.  They climbed the trees, crawled around in the remains of the fort, and tried to imagine what the buildings would have been.

        

Next, we stopped off at the shipwreck and the beach and boy did they get dirty…  But then again, what Harmon boy wouldn’t take advantage of an opportunity to get dirty and wet???

     

                        

Read the next post for more memories…