Sun Filled Weekend

Spring is here and it seems as though we have survived our first wet winter back in the Pacific Northwest. All three weekends thus far in April have been sunny in this normally soggy Seattle and we decided to take full advantage of our mini heat-wave.

We started our weekend off by using up our soon-to-expire Groupon for Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. Growing up near Tacoma, we frequented the Point Defiance Zoo when I was little, so this was my first visit to Woodland Park. I was definitely impressed. I was even more impressed that Kelly (due in less than 2 weeks) managed to hike over every square inch of the park. We easily covered a couple miles that morning.

Not much in the way of pictures, but these little guys definitely turned a lot of heads:

And a little foreshadowing of Sunday's events, here is Audrey enjoying the carousel:

We managed to sneak a trip to a Seattle mainstay on the way home: Dick's Drive-In, supposedly one of the best hamburgers around. I hadn't been for years, but I quickly remembered why. For someone who likes his hamburgers "dry", the "no special orders" rule isn't very welcoming. Yup, it's mustard/ketchup (or mayo on the Deluxe) or no hamburger at all. Of course Audrey wasn't nearly as whiny as me and enjoyed her cheeseburger thoroughly. I think she's a convert.

After nap we took the tricycle out for a spin around the neighborhood. Audrey has a few toys requiring steering and she had yet to figure it out but we had a big breakthrough this time and she is now staying on the sidewalk with ease:

Sunday was even warmer and while Kelly took a much deserved break, Audrey and I slathered up with Sunscreen and met Nana, Aunt Lala, cousin Owen, and cousin Adam at the Puyallup Spring Fair.

I had visions of a day filled with cows, sheep, and Elephant Ears. Instead, after a quick visit at the Dock Dogs competition, we made a beeline for the rides. Even with her baseball hat worn high, she didn't quite make the "you must be taller than me" height requirements for the rides, but the morning crew was more than happy to let her slide through (the later crew got a bit more strict).

We definitely have a future thrill-seeker on our hands - she loved, loved, loved all the rides. It's hard to see the enthusiasm from the following compilation, but "Can we ride it again?!?" was the first thing out of her mouth after each ride.

A few stills from the day:

And yes, we did get an Elephant Ear.