Here are the kids outside the visitors center, Mount St. Helens is way out in the background.
It took us another hour to drive out to the mountain. I love this picture of Hunter helping Emma to get a view at one of the lookout points.
Here is a picture of what Mount St. Helens looked like before it erupted in 1980.
Here it is today.
Very Fascinating!
The volcanic monument and the surrounding landscape are protected so that nature can work at its own pace to renew the land. It's crazy to see all the devastation over 30 years later.
I'm so glad we made this trip. We all enjoyed learning about Mount St. Helens and it was fun to have some quality family time.
We arrived in Olympia late Saturday night to visit Jared's parents. Once we got the kids bathed and in bed (they got to sleep out back in the tent trailer.. woo hoo), we had to stay up and watch BYU play their first game of the season! Go Cougars! I was a little worried Jared was going to wake up the kids, and really the whole neighborhood, with all of his cheering.
We enjoyed going to church and relaxing with the McInelly family all day Sunday. Mandy and Chris live close by and Mat and Bri came out for a visit so it ended up being a spontaneous party.
Monday was Labor Day. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to do any hard Labor (to me it's more about lack of labor and all sorts of relaxing or playing), but Jared got up early and spent 8 hours washing, waxing, and detailing our car.
The kids and I met the cousins and since we were car-less, we took the bus down town.
The kids had a great time singing "The Wheels on the Bus".I'm sure the bus driver LOVED us.
We played at a fun little splash pad.
ate a picnic lunch,
and stopped at a cupcake shop for dessert.
Visiting the McInelly family was a great way to end our fun packed Labor Day weekend!
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