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Picking Pumpkins
Last weekend, Brian and I took Clark to the pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins for Halloween. Every year we mean to get pumpkins for carving, and somehow it always ends up getting put off. Last year, we got our pumpkins on Halloween, and never ended up carving them! This year, we promised ourselves we would be a little more on top of things, so we made a day of it and took a family outing at the Schmitt Brothers Farms in Pasco. The farm has a whole slew of activities to offer, including a corn maze (which is haunted at night!), a petting zoo, and tractor rides. This year we…
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Jalama Beach
Drive 20 minutes or so down a narrow, winding highway, and you will find yourself at Jalama Beach. It is not your typical California beach—laden with sun bathers and umbrellas. Instead, it offers a small respite, relatively isolated and steeped in rugged solitude. The skies were grey when we arrived, but the weather was not altogether unpleasant. Clark was napping in the car, so my aunt opted to stay behind and watch him while the rest of us headed out to dip our toes in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean. The beach itself is long and quiet—soundless almost—except for the rush of waves and the cry of gulls.…
