We spent a weekend in Gig Harbor with our good friends Lindsay, Obie, and their son Jackson. We had a relaxing time filled with boating, good food, and beautiful weather. The boys had a marvelous time playing together as usual. They even had their first sleepover (which lasted until 2 AM when Avery bailed and came to sleep with Mommy and Daddy).

We went to the beach with my parents for the 4th. The traffic getting there and back was terrible, but the time we spent there was really nice. They had a parade in the morning. Avery though the fire trucks were great! They have a huge fireworks display on the beach, but this year it was so foggy you couldn’t really see much. The noise was a little loud for Avery who kept saying “fireworks go boom.” We did some kite flying on Sunday before driving home.

We made a trip to the Woodland Park Zoo on a recent Sunday afternoon. We had a really good time. The zoo wasn’t too crowded and Avery is really into animals at the moment. The penguins were his favorite, along with the bears and mommy + baby gorilla. Afterwords we stopped by Red Mill for some delicious lunch.