Happy Puppies

With the gorgeous weather we had this past weekend, we had to get out of the house for a change instead of spending all of our time working on it! So, Sarah and I met up with some of my car nerd friends and we went for a leisurely cruise up to Bellingham. Of course, I-5 isn't very leisurely or interesting, so we took the back roads there along Chuckanut Drive. It's a beautiful drive that takes you through La Connor (where the Tulip Festival is every year, the tulips were dead and gone by now though unfortunately), and through a few small towns and then along the water through some great twisty roads that invite a little "spirited driving."

Once we arrived in Bellingham, we all got lunch at the Weblocker Restaurant. Then, we went to Larrabee State Park to hang out on the beach for awhile before heading home.

Lucy and Leroy had a blast at the beach! We already knew Lucy loved the beach since she's been to a few of them now, but this was Leroy's first time playing in the sand and water and he loved it!

Leroy HATES getting baths, but when Lucy jumped in the water to chase a stick, he went in right after her without a second thought!

After swimming, they frollicked on the beach for a bit and helped themselves to a roll on a stranger's towels.


After that, they played some football with us guys.


And my friend Bird snapped a "fantastic" candid shot of Sarah and I:


(I can only assume I said or did something asinine just moments before this photo was taken...)