Friday, January 23, 2009

A Day at the Park

Monday was a gorgeous sunny day, and Jonathan's day off, so we packed up and headed to the park.  (First we dropped off 4 whole boxes of stuff at Goodwill - I've been decluttering - yay!)  We went to Carkeek Park, which is one of my favourite parks around.  Not only does the playground have a fish slide, it has one of the best views in Seattle.



This park has it all: playground, open grassy space, beach, train tracks, forest, apple orchard, awesomeness.  First we went down to the beach so Stella could get her pants wet.  We actually spent quite a bit of time walking along the beach, and lots of splashing.








When we went back up to the playground area, we discovered the Bubble Man was there!  Oh joy!  




Chasing a bubble


Getting a bubble stamp








Into the forest


We even saw TWO trains.  Does it get any more awesome than that?
Choo choo!



Look, more gratuitous pictures of my adorable children!


A dancing princess


At the park with Baby Sam (who is not really a baby anymore)


Chillin' in the sling


Happy Baby!


And just because today is your super-lucky day, here is a little video.  Sorry it's sideways, we don't seem to have any editing programs that will let me rotate it (at least not that I could figure out - Daddy is out of town this weekend).  I think you will enjoy it anyway. :)  I hope to get some video of both girls this weekend.



3 comments:

Sara said...

I have to admit (and probably confess to the Lord) my jealousy at your life in the Pacific Northwest- especially right now, when the air here is so absolutely gross! Anyway, you all look lovely and happy. Congratulations! And send some of that loamy, salty mist my way. I am in much need of it. :(

Sarah Partain said...

We love Carkeek! That's where we had Amos' first birthday party! I miss those beaches! And wow, you got to see the Bubble Man! Woohoo!

Grandma Sandy said...

Your dad wanted to comment - "you're obviously raising your daughter correctly - she understands about trains and whistles". He got the watery eye look again when he watched the video - great job Stella!
Maggie hanging around in her sling is our current desktop picture - thank you very much.
I can't wait to visit Carkeek park!