Fun in the Sun

Having kids is fun because you get to do all the stuff that you did as a kid again and it's fun because you have a little one to enjoy it with.  I asked TJ what is favorite part of being a parent was and he said seeing his son happy and having fun.  I completely agree that is the best part of it all. 

This looks like the face of a happy kid having fun at Jetty Island!

You take a 5 minute ferry ride over to the island, which is the perfect length of time for kids.  It would probably make more sense for them to build a bridge over there but a ferry is more fun.

There isn't much on Jetty Island besides a BIG beach, lots of sun, floating bathrooms and lots of people (the pictures we took make it look like there weren't any people there but there was).  The beach is perfect for kids because it is big, sandy, flat and the water is very shallow and calm...it is quite a hike just to get to water when the tide is out as you can see from the pictures.

This was Keaton's first time to a real beach and he loved running and splashing in the water and playing in the sand.  Luckily he had some bigger friends with him to show him what to do at the beach.

We will be back, they have puppet shows on Monday so maybe we will head over one more time before Summer is over to do more exploring!  And we learned a good trick, call and make reservations and tell them you are an Everett resident. They didn't even ask for an address and it saved us from having to wait hours for a free boat.  Oh, and you will spend more time there than you think. Time flew buy and we were scrambling to pack up to make the boat.