Day 2 |
Saturday, June 13, 2015: After some badly-needed sleep, we headed to the main event of the weekend: our nephew Stewart's high school graduation open house. Here's sister-in-law Susan with the Greek-themed lunch buffet, ... | |
... and here are brother Doug and nephew Stewart with an appropriately-labeled bottle of Diet Coke. | |
The party treats out on the deck included this adorable keg of root beer, ... | |
... which Debbie and Stewart were very happy to sample. Cheers! | |
Here's Stewart with his open house shrine. | |
Clever Doug had bought some Schilling Cider for his guests, so Debbie's dad enjoyed a can of Schilling Gold Cider. | |
It had been 11 years since we had last seen Stewart's friend Tyler, and both boys had turn into men since then. Here they are with their class of 2015 wristbands. | |
Party guests included cousins Karl, Stacia, Gabriel, and Adrian. | |
Gabriel had his Star Wars sticker book with him and spent some time discussing it with cousins Doug and Debbie. | |
After the open house ended and we had some time to relax, we headed out to the Ivar's at Mukilteo Landing. | |
This location was the source of the clam chowder a client sent to Debbie the previous year. | |
We loaded up on food and then walked over to the beach to eat dinner ... | |
... and watch the sunset. | |
Debbie and Doug have this thing where they do this. There are many, many photos of these two taking pictures of each other at the same time. | |
Not long after sunset, we spotted some sealions in the distance. | |
Tom, Doug, and Susan had a conversation by the water, ... | |
... while Grandpa Bob helped his grandson open graduation cards. | |
This is pretty scenic: a ferry pulling in with the Sound and Mount Baker behind it. | |
As it got darker, out came the astronomy apps to identify the stars that were showing up. | |
We were starting to head back ... | |
... but then we had to go down to the dock to get a look at some sealions who were swimming nearby. Adorbs! | |
We got our one and only Maersk sighting of the trip as we drove out of the parking lot. |
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