Gig Harbor

Eric and I celebrated our 7th anniversary at the end of December. I knew before Lauren was born that I wanted to go somewhere overnight for our anniversary after Lauren's first birthday. I knew I would need a break. And I did. My fabulous parents came down and spent the night with our girls. We were gone for just over 24 hours. It was so nice to not have to do all of the regular feeding, changing, putting to bed, etc. for the girls and just worry about us.

We decided to go to a bed and breakfast in Gig Harbor, which is just under an hour from our house. We were only staying one night, so we didn't want to spend too much time driving. We explored the town, had a nice dinner out, watched a lame movie, and tried to sleep in. It was wonderful.

Here is part of our room:

I loved that you could sit in the chairs by the fire and look out at the harbor. The bed was opposite the glass doors, so you could also lie in bed and look at the harbor. The view that night was cool because everyone had their Christmas lights on.

The harbor from our doors:

This was our first time to Gig Harbor. We were surprised at how much it looked like a small lake. The opening to the harbor is fairly small, and as you can see, the entire harbor isn't very big. The water was very calm. The bed and breakfast had kayaks you could borrow, but since it was late December and freezing cold outside we didn't use them.

The city has a staircase with a nice view of the harbor:

With how busy we have been and having two small kids at home, it was so nice to get away for a day and just spend time together.