Yesterday we drove to the airport to pick up our Grandma C, who is visiting for a long weekend. As we were driving along Ethan said excitedly, "Abby we are going to go on an airplane and it's going to be my second time!" I felt so bad as I explained that we weren't getting on a plane, we were just driving to the airport to get Grandma because she flew on a plane to see us. He looked so sad in the rear view mirror. All was forgotten though with the excitement of Grandma C in the car. Ethan and Marah love Grandma C because she tells them stories about two brothers named Jasper and Zebby. This trip they are having many adventures involving a dragon, a silver unicorn and their favorite foods: shoefly pie, apple candaddy, corn bread, and lemonade. But I digress. Marah and Ethan also love Grandma C because she always has gum in her purse---a rarity around our house. ( For those of you who don't know, Momma Ashaleea does not chew gum.)
Today we woke up early and took the ferry to Angel Island. It was a gorgeous day- sunny but with a nice breeze. The ferry departs from Tiburon, a peninsula in the north bay and it is just a 10 minute ride to the island. Angel Island is called the Ellis Island of the west coast. Immigrants from Asia and Russia used to be brought here to be checked for disease before going to the mainland. We walked around a bit, ate a snack, fed some seagulls and enjoyed the view. We saw a sea lion swimming, a cormorant catch and swallow a whole fish, and a very fast red, white and blue speed boat. Abby wanted to pick up every rock and stick we walked past and Mike got some beautiful photos of the bay. It was a great day for everyone!
This is an old canon that was found in the Carribean and donated to the island... it provided a lot of fun for the kids!
Here is Ethan, our hiker boy!
There used to be a lighthouse on the island. This is Grandma C demonstrating how the magnifying lens works.
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