Wednesday, August 10, 2016
The Clarks Grand Tour: Olympic Game Farm
After the wedding we planned on staying in Washington for another week. My dad had the idea to head out to Sequim and feed bread to a bunch of wild animals. It was a blast. But first we must ride a ferry. Ferries and the Puget Sound just go hand in hand.
Some people were less excited about the wind than others...
It was Vivian's first ferry ride and she loved it. Except when the extremely loud horn blew and scared her.
The Olympic Game Farm not only has the deer and bison you can feed, it also has a small petting zoo and reptiles to look at.
Note the creepy photobomb
We got ready to drive through the park and had the kids come up to the front row. Henry stayed up with us but Vivian ended up moving back and forth between Gramma and us. She wasn't scared but needed the distance.
Before driving through you could stop and feed these deer through a fence. Henry loved it and we quickly realized we might not have bought enough bread, only two loaves.
I love Vivi's face here like "He's feeding that deer!"
Two llamas got in a spitting fight over our bread.
Vivian loved munching on the bread as much as the animals.
Henry threw that slice of bread to that bear and was delighted when it ate it.
Between areas they had these slatted bridges that the animals wouldn't cross. But they sure were waiting for us right on the other side.
After driving through and feeding the animals, we had our own picnic lunch and played in a field for a bit before driving home.
This shot pretty much sums up the whole day.
The Clarks Grand Tour: Nate and Vanessa's Wedding
We were so happy that Nate and Vanessa were getting married and had the best time celebrating with them. It was possibly the best wedding I've ever been to. There were so many thoughtful details and a lot of love put into everything. The event was held at a beautiful farm in the Snohomish valley.
Welcome to the family, Vanessa!
The enchanting entrance
Guest Log
Rain threatened the day but everyone stayed positive and there was only a light sprinkler later in the evening.
Simple and natural tables decorated with greenery from my parent's yard.
Cute kid's table and awesome goody bags.
A touching table of remembrance
Henry walking down the bride's path
We got some family shots before everything started and everyone got dirty and everyone got cranky.
The venue was so beautiful. My mom was asked to put together these vases to flank the aisle.
These flip flops saved my feet.
Delicious dinner and appetizers.
Vivian couldn't resist trying out the aisle before the wedding.
The vows were so sweet and thoughtful. I was very proud of my brother and I'm so happy for them.
Me, my Mom and Aunt Cindy
Henry was playing somewhere and we just decided to go with it.
Cotton candy, appetizers and games for cocktail hour. They had tubs of Diet Coke around too.
I tried to get Vivian to eat the cotton candy but she wanted nothing to do with it. Sad because it was the same color as her dress.
Sprite! We got all sugared out.
After dinner there was dancing! Vivian and I danced. Henry danced but would then get shy and stop. Steve even danced a bit which is more than I could have asked for.
They had this amazing fire pit. Here is Vivian bonding with my cousin Sarah. Around this time my phone was practically dead so I didn't get any pictures of the cake cutting or the bouquet and garter toss. Aaron caught the garter to everyone's amusement.
My cousin Sarah and I are our two toddlers. I was hoping they would be better friends but Vivian is territorial and it just didn't happen. Maybe next time.
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