At the Lake

I'm so proud of my skiddish kiddo. He has been in a kayak once, with his dad, and while he seemed to enjoy himself we were shocked by his willingness to go. During the hottest week Seattle has ever seen we spent an evening at some friends lake house. T and his friend were enjoying themselves on the sandy beach when they spotted the two kayaks and proceeded to drag them in the water and jump in (its okay, they were already wearing life jackets). T never got squeamish, never got scared, didn't want to get out and probably would have stayed out if it hadn't gotten dark. He amazes me. I love three-year-olds.

Getaway

We went to Portland last weekend. Its been a long time since I went back and it has (of course) changed a lot. My memory from 1984 includes to Mazzi's pizza on Macadam. I attempted to find my old house without the help of a map, but that was not successful.

We went to the Oregon Zoo. Nice zoo, but I think Woodland Park Zoo has better animals. Less shade, but better giraffes, elephants, and monkeys. Much time was spent watching the penguins eat lunch and being mesmorized by the sea lions.

The boys and I rode the streetcar. I think that was probably the hightlight. And we spent a few minutes in Knit Purl, so that was a bonus.