Zoo Trip

The zoo! We woke up this morning and it felt like the perfect day to visit the zoo. Charlotte has been more into animals and animal sounds and names, so she's just old enough to enjoy it. She had a blast. She really liked all the monkeys. I think she was just as interested in the animals as the other kids at the zoo, but she had fun.  It's a big zoo and there was a lot of walking, so we were glad that we decided to drive instead of ride our bikes like we had planned. 

 Leopard babies! They were so cute. They were my favorite.

A lot of the animals were sleeping right before we left. It was a pretty hot day. 

 Brad and Charlotte both really liked the otters.

Charlotte was all worn out from all the animals. She fell asleep as soon as we got to the car. 

The 4th of July

Happy 4th of July! We went to Deception Pass this morning and stayed until the afternoon on the beach. It was glorious. I did fall asleep on the beach and have some weird tan lines to show for it. Let's be honest. This happens every summer.  We also dug a hole for the new ginkgo tree in Snohomish and Charlotte experienced some sparklers. She wasn't too sure about the fireworks and ran for help every time a loud boom sounded. Overall, it was a great day. 

Summer Solstice

 Brad and I went on an adventure to Whidbey Island for our date night on Friday. We left Charlotte with her grandparents since she's decided that she doesn't like the car lately. We went as far west as we could so that we could see the sun set on the coast. It was amazing. I love summer.

 ^I would love to do this sometime. ^

Summer Fun

Sorry for the long break. Summer break has started for Brad and he's been spending lots of time on adventures with Charlotte while I've been working more hours. Here are just a few pictures from this weekend. We went on walks, went swimming, camped, roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, had delicious dutch oven food, and celebrated Father's Day.

Took the Chevy to the Levee

We had an adventure on Thursday and went to the Snohomish Farmer's Market. I'm been on the lookout for flowers like the ones at Pike's Place since we went there a few weeks ago. We finally found some. They smelled amazing. I loved the peonies, poppies, and irises. After that we took our civic to the levee. We looked out at the Snohomish River for a while so that Charlotte could calm down. That girl just decides when she's tired of the car and won't stop whining until she's out. We found an amazing ginkgo tree along the way too. It's definitely the biggest one I've seen since our honeymoon in Weimar.