2012-13 School Year Begins

Joseph on his first day of High School !

I go to SpiritRidge Elementary School and my Teacher is Mrs. Schuster (Shoe-stir) - by Henry

I started at Somerset Elementary on September 4th, 2012. I'm in 5th Grade and my teacher is Mr. Olson. - by Jack

Jack & Dad Catch a Crab Dinner for All

On September 2, Dad and I went crabbing! We rented a row boat on Camano Island and got a crab pot - which is a cage where you put crab bait. We rowed out a little bit into the Puget Sound and dropped the crab pot into the water. There was a big rope attached to it and a buoy on top. We waited for 45 minutes and then pulled the pot up. There were about seven crabs inside! We measured them because you can't keep crabs that are less than 6.25" inches long. We did it a few more times and wound up with four crabs for the day. Then we came home and cooked them for dinner. Yum!

Henry's Encounter With a Bear

I wasn't scared as this bear walked toward me. I didn't even flinch while the bear came closer... and closer ... and closer. I knew it wouldn't attack me ...

... because I was at the zoo and there was a big glass window between me and the bear. 

by Henry

San Francisco

In August we went to San Francisco. We watched a baseball game where the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants. The Nationals won by 12 runs. Everyone in my family was rooting for the Nationals. I got to sit with Mom about 20 rows right behind home plate. They were really good seats! Jack and Joseph got to sit two rows from the front between home plate and the dugout! Dad sat up in a box with the Frisbies.

We also got to see San Francisco. We went to a video game museum and drove over the Golden Gate Bridge but it was really foggy. 

Crater Lake

In August we drove down to Oregon and camped overnight at Crater Lake National Park. The lake is the result of a volcanic eruption a few thousand years ago where the top of the mountain blew off, leaving a big crater. It's filled with water and is the deepest lake in the US, and is also incredibly blue and clear, because it's pure rain water, no rivers flow into the lake. 

We took a boat ride around the lake and also did some hiking.