It's a normal summer day at our house. Kirsten wakes up. I feed her, change her, play with her, and do my best to keep her entertained until it's time for her morning nap. During her nap, I notice what a gorgeous day it is outside. The sky is a brilliant shade of blue and the warmth of the sun is cooled by the intoxicating ocean breeze. I wait for Kirsten to wake up so we can head to our favorite summer spot. . . the park!
We love the local park. We go there at least twice a week, usually more, and I love to meet up with friends there. It's so relaxing and fun to spread out our blankets on the grass, chat, and let our babies play. In these pictures we're with Kaulana and her baby Emerie!
We love the local park. We go there at least twice a week, usually more, and I love to meet up with friends there. It's so relaxing and fun to spread out our blankets on the grass, chat, and let our babies play. In these pictures we're with Kaulana and her baby Emerie!
Kirsten is usually really happy to be at the park, but not every day. She does get very clingy and likes to hold onto me and sit on my lap when we're there with other babies. She sees these babies, Saide and Emerie, all the time, but she still cried when I put her between them and tried to take some cute pictures. So much for the cute pictures! At least you can see the cool dragon that shoots water from its nose in the background.
Last Friday was an especially perfect afternoon. Temperatures were in the low 70's, a typical Seattle summer day, and it felt amazing to be outside! We met up with a friend and her young baby, and she couldn't stay long before she had to take him home. Kirsten was happy and we had nothing going on that afternoon, so Kirsten and I ended up staying for 3 hours! It was wonderful! Kirsten, who usually isn't entertained by any one thing for very long, got my empty cup and straw and played with them for the LONGEST time! She was fascinated by poking the straw into the grass. I wished I had my camera so I could have photographed her busily playing with the straw in the grass. Ahhhhh, summer in Seattle! Right now I wish it would never end!
I just wanted to stop by and thank you for commenting on my blog. I always love comments!
ReplyDeleteI'm having my first child in January, and I can't be more excited. Now if only I had the wonderful Seattle weather you have!!
Your summer weather sounds perfect!! It'd be nice to go outside in the afternoons without worrying about heat stroke.
ReplyDeleteNeat Dinosaur with the Squirting Water!!! ha ha!
ReplyDeleteI think the pictures are still cute...even though she is a little upset!!! :)
Beautiful colors on your blog- also cute babies! My brother, Roch Player and his wife, Sherene live in the Seattle area. My Aunt Arlene and her husband, Chuck Oborn live there also. I love the Seattle area-one of the first places we'd land coming down from Alaska.
ReplyDeleteI need to move there. Utah summers kill me. Seattle has the best weather ever.
ReplyDeleteThat is a cool looking park. How fun that it is near your house!
ReplyDeleteWow! We loved your ABC blog. It is fun to keep up with your life. We love your family.
ReplyDeleteIt was a beautiful weekend, what a great looking park and an adorable baby!
ReplyDeleteThat IS a cool dragon! What park is that?
ReplyDeletewashington seems to have such beautiful weather!!!! luuucky!
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Seattle in the summer = heaven on earth. People probably think of heaven as white puffy clouds tinged with gold... but I'm sure it's not. It's green green green and growing. ;)
ReplyDeleteShe is still cute even when she cries
ReplyDeleteI like the dinosaur! Isn't nice having neat parks close to home? One of the biggest attractions to our house is the park just down the street.
ReplyDeleteI can't get my baby to stay in one place long enough to have a relaxing afternoon at the park. She is constantly on the move and I am constantly chasing after her. But that is ok, as long as she is having fun!
Deborah: Thank you for commenting as well! Congratulations on your first child, you must be so excited!
ReplyDeleteAlyssa: YES, I love it! Utah summers were way too hot and dry for me!
Merrianne: Thank you! I'm glad the picture still comes across as cute. :) I definitely do love the weather here! I'm sure a wimp when it comes to heat.
Dolly, Tiffany, Susan, and followthatdog: Thank you so much!
Rach: Totally! Move here immediately! :)
Kerrie: It's a park in Lynnwood on 44'th, just a neighborhood park and I don't think it even has a name. But it's great!
Smiths: YES, I agree with you about heaven, completely!
Pappataci: You commented! Yay!!!
Jeanette: I agree! I wish we had a park we could walk to. That one's not far, but I still have to drive there. I know what you mean about having to chase your baby everywhere. I'm sure it will be that way fairly soon with Kirsten, when she starts getting more confident with walking. For now, she hates grass so she just stays on the blanket and doesn't crawl away. It's kind of nice!
Goober!! "It's in the 70s in Seattle" blah, blah, lucky!!!!! It's a literal sauna where I live and I am dying... Let's just say, you put the makeup on in the morning and by the time you've reached your car in your driveway, your foundation has migrated down to your chest--I know, wildly attractive! (I want to be in Seattle!!)
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