This week has been full of meetings and appointments, which makes for a crabby toddler. When I read on Wednesday morning that it was the lowest tide of the month I grabbed the babe, our boots, the camera and a towel (I learned my lesson on our pumpkin patch hunt to bring a towel and a change of clothes, just in case). It started raining just as I was loading Nolan in the car but I figured even if we only end up driving around, at least we are out of the house.
We drove about 10 minutes from our house and found ourselves on a stretch of beach just as the sun came out. There was absolutely no one around the entire time we were there, quite a different scene then what was happening at Alki just a few minutes North.
I taught Nolan how to look for sea life under rocks, how to gently touch and put the rocks back when done. He took this job very seriously getting the rocks back exactly as he found them.
He loved the crabs that would tickle and pinch his hand.
I was ready for him to throw them or possibly try to eat it but he would gently put them back in their pools and yell "bye crabbies!" as he ran off to find a new rock.
Can you see the crab in this one? I'll give you a hint, if Nolan stretched out his pointer finger he would be touching it. I also got to try out the Macro settings on my camera with these tiny starfish we found under the rocks. I've never seen them this small, they were adorable! We also saw hermit crabs, anemone, and mussels. I couldn't believe how much there was to see.
Moments before this picture Nolan slid on the kelp bed he's standing on which was like a giant slip and slide. Thank goodness for the towel and that there weren't any rocks or sharp barnacles! No tears or anything, he jumped up and I got this picture.
We had a great day, and as we were leaving we watched as an eagle swooped down to grab a snack.
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