The Fourth of July

We celebrated the Fourth of July with our friends, the Murrays: Ian and Lisa, and their son Aidan. We went to one of my all time favorite places in Seattle! We had a picnic at Green Lake and then watched the kids play in the wading pool. We had a lot of fun! Afterward, we got some yummy ice-cream from Ben and Jerry's. Elijah had a few bites of mine, but then went happily back to his cheerios. Enjoy the photos of the day!

Elijah and Daddy!

The picnic!

I wanted to make sure everybody actually knew I
was here so I had to take my own picture.

He wasn't too convinced at first.

Daddy spinning Elijah in the water...Elijah had a blast!

Elijah was chasing a ball here. I couldn't believe
how much he crawled around on the cement.
I think he is pretty tough.

The fam!

A little girl watched Elijah crawling around the wading
pool chasing an inflatable horse he'd had his eye on
for quite a while. He was movin', but he didn't get to it
before the owner retrieved it so the sweet little girl
handed him her fish tube. Here he is just chillin'! Cute stuff!

Two of Elijah's favorite people:
Aidan and his daddy, Ian.

Check out those wrinkly toes!

We missed all the spring flowers because we kept
forgetting the camera, but the summer flowers are
almost as good in Seattle. Well, not really.

Mommy and Elijah!

I think Elijah made the connection between these
ducks and his ducks from the bathtub, but who
knows! Regardless, he enjoyed seeing them.

I think Elijah likes Green Lake more than the zoo because
he is an avid dog watcher. As dogs walk by, Elijah will
almost fall out of his stroller trying to watch them as long
as possible. Don't worry; he is buckled in! The cool part
is that people often notice us talking to him about their dog
so they will stop and let Elijah watch a bit longer, or even
let him pet the dog. I am a bit more cautious though because
a dog tried to attack us one day. Fortunately, the lady had
a firm hold of his leash.

A long day!