chism park lunch

P1070434 a video by Jenn Carlin on Flickr.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Today Mommy and I had an early afternoon swim here, Chism Beach in Bellevue. This is Lake Washington.

Before our swim we had lunch in this shady, pretty spot, with Seattle and the Olympic mountains in the background.
Before that we went on a hike around Larsen Lake
and saw this Blue Heron

Why were we at Larsen Lake? TO pick blueberries of course, with our new Meetup friends.




I ate a LOT of blueberries!!

Yesterday we went to another free outdoor concert at Kirkland's Marina Park, Eric Ode. He was fun. I knew some of the songs he sang, like Wheels on the Bus, 5 Little Monkeys...
And two nights ago I made an art project with some nature we found on our hike on Sunday.
... and played with toilet paper :)

Talapus Lake hike

Mommy and I went on our first hike today. Meri and her dog Tibby joined us on the 4 mile hike in the mossy forest to Talapus Lake.

I really like hiking! Climbing up and over stuff, jumping off stuff... it is super fun!





We had lunch by the lake.



The 4 miles and a leisurely lunch took us about 3 hours total. We had a great time! :)

green lake ducks

P1070290 a video by Jenn Carlin on Flickr.

gas works park

P1070355 a video by Jenn Carlin on Flickr.

Fri and Sat

After shopping around for a daycare for me, we went to Idlywood Beach Park in Redmond with Grandma on Friday. This time we went all the way in and really went swimming!

On Saturday Mommy and I went into Seattle. First we went to Green Lake and played on the playground.
Then we ran around on the grass

... and chased ducks

Then we walked on the path.

Boats!
Then we went to Gas Works Park! I said "wow" when I got there. This place is neat!
Houses on the water

Seattle!

Then we climbed the big hill


and we walked around the colorful pipes




Seattle is so much fun :)