A visit from Pa

Nick's father, also named Nick Hall, but called Pa by the grandkids, visited last week. We were so busy and had so much fun, that I didn't have a chance to sit down and blog. But here we go.

We went for a spectacular hike on the Olympic Peninsula while Nick was here. Finn's first hike. Finn serenaded us with songs for the first mile and then was silenced by the beauty of the huge trees. It was a cool and foggy hike until we reached the peak, where the skies opened and gave us our first dose of sunlight and epic mountain views. 10 minutes later, the skies closed and we headed back down. It was a wonderful day.

Here some snapshots, not perfect, but capture the essence of our day:




Is it just me, or does this baby look edible? I swear he is so cute sometimes I could eat him! (He is in the middle of practicing the word 'the' in this picture. He practices all the time. Smart kid too, because 'the' is the most widely said word in the english language, so may as well get a head start.)