more birthday fun

What a gorgeous day! We got some long overdue yardwork done (well, started). Then we had more Clara birthday festivities. Layne & Lorraine brought over a big sandbox and loaded it up with toys and sand. Clara had a great time digging her toes in. Poor Emmett has been sick the last few days. Jeff took him to the doc this morning just to make sure it wasn't another ear infection. It's not. But it's hand, foot & mouth disease. He was a trooper today though. The family met us at Carkeek Park for a picnic. The park was packed with people. Clara and Emmett were really excited to get to hang out with their big cousins, Quinn & Kallen. Clara got to open more presents and got some cool new books, a bubble "generator" and lots of super cute clothes. Thanks everybody!!! After cake, we headed down to the beach and went rock tipping. We found lots of tiny crabs, clams, snail-type things, anemones, and a weird worm with tentacle type things...I think it was a new species. :-) I love tipping the rocks over to see what is underneath, but I sure don't like to touch any of it. I admit, I even screamed at one point. Ick. It was a super fun afternoon. A special thanks goes to Emily for introducing me to my new favorite snack: apple slices with a dip of cashew butter, honey and golden raisins! Unfortunately, we still don't have pictures. We found out our camera wasn't just having a battery issue...it's something more. So if you took any pictures today, please send them to us!!