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Kevin, the kids, and I got away last weekend to San Juan Island!




Winter months can be a long, daunting struggle for me but with the sun beginning to peek out and no school on Friday, it seemed the perfect recipe for a weekend getaway.

Luckily, since we are still in the off-season, we were able to rent one of the front cottages at Roche Harbor for under $200 a night.

We spent the weekend walking the grounds and marina, exploring Friday Harbor, BBQing, eating, drinking, and generally enjoying a weekend with no TV and limited phone use.

The kids loved the two bedroom cottages and surrounding area!  They slept with me in a double Queen room and Kevin (scored) the spot next to Ben in the 2nd bedroom with a bed all to himself  💤

Other highlights for the kids included our 2x a day trips to the Company Store, running down to the playground by themselves, playing scrabble, and pretending to be statues with Daddy at a moments notice.

Goofballs!

Here are some pictures from the weekend:





Enjoying donuts from The Lime Kiln Cafe!

Nap time 💖



Statues


Such professional statues 😉

Rolling down the hillside, goose poop and all 😝




Cessna fly-overs were another awesome highlight

Saturday night s'mores

Picking flowers for Mommy (if you can see through that dirty face and hands 😉)

Statues, I tell you..



Mornings done right

It was a great trip and we look forward to bringing the kids back in the summer someday.

Thanks for a memorable weekend away, Roche!




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