Lauren asked if she could find out about her big surprise with a scavenger hunt again so she woke up Sunday morning to a scavenger hunt. She was SO excited when she found out she was going whale watching for an early birthday celebration!!
The boat we spent the day on
She started the day off very eager and very serious, this girl wasn't going to miss anything!
She cracks us up, spent so much of the day filling us all in on whale information. We about fell over when she started explaining echo location and how orcas herd and corral their prey- apparently she is really comprehending all these whale books she's been reading. I need to start taking notes because the girl knows way more about orcas than I do!
Ben took it pretty seriously too
We saw a lot of seals sunbathing on the beach.
cute little light house
Sea lion resting on a buoy
This seal looked like it was planking, made us laugh!
We boarded the boat at 9:30 in Fairhaven and got off in Friday Harbor at 1:30 for 2 hours of walking around town. We hadn't seen any whales yet but were SO hopeful that we would see some on our way back. As we were boarding the boat to head back to Bellingham we started asking around on the dock and we were told that no one had spotted any whales so far that day...but of course the day before there was a spectacular showing of 7 orcas!
We were lucky to have such a beautiful sunny day!
As we were nearing the end of the trip emotions started to get a little shaky. 
Our family
Opa & Oma
When it became pretty apparent we weren't going to see any whales poor Lauren started sobbing. And not just whiney bratty crying, but really deep down sad crying. I may have shed a tear or two for her as well. It was really heartbreaking to see her so disappointed.
In true Lauren fashion after she cried we had to talk it out and come up with all the possible scenarios for why we didn't see the whales...maybe they are in Canada? or Giving birth over in the shallow water where the boat can't go? And she kept saying how she was just so disappointed in the whales and that she was really mad that we spent so much money on a boat ride when we can ride a boat anytime. I tell ya, this girl is a carbon copy of her mama- sometimes it's almost scary but man do I love her!
After she was over the disappointment and sadness she did thank Kevin & I for planning this whale watching trip so I was glad to see she realized it's the thought that counts. And one of these days we will see some orcas!!
5 comments:
What a sweetie pie she is and a good daughter you have raised to thank you for the trip, despite her whale-sized disappointment. I'm sad for her!
Shall we all go to Maui in January where we're guaranteed to see them almost every day? ;)
Oh, poor Lauren - I bet that just broke her heart. So glad she talked it out and figured out reasons why they weren't out. Hopefully, you'll get to go again very soon and get super lucky!
Oh sad! How lovely that she still appreciated her mom and dad's gift. And yep you'd better take her to Hawaii for whale watching (you know you want to go back)
The first thing she said to me when she saw me was 'we went on an orca boat!!! And looked for whales.' So luckily, the sadness didn't stay with her long.
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