Early in the day we visited Grandma Minty. For our one year anniversary we ate dinner at Ray’s Boathouse in Ballard. Having our photo taken at sunset in front of the Rays sign was very difficult!

During the summer a local jazz band performs at the park at the Ballard Locks. The jazz is uplifting. We listened to the show then walked around the locks.

Sunny and I ate dinner at the terrific French restaurant Bastille. I ordered the classic French dish, steak with hollandaise and frites. Sunny had French Onion soup.

Sunny and I had a picnic lunch at the nearby Gas Works Park. The weather was nice, but cold. We had a fun time and the views from the park never disappoint.

My department, the A-Team, had a picnic at Kevin Keefe’s riverside property. Kevin barbecued his usually masterpiece. Across the river Sunny and I saw deer scampering down a cliff. We had a great time.

Sunny and I attended Kenny Chesney’s Sun City Carnival tour at Quest Field, where we saw Montgomery Gentry, Sugarland, and Kenny Chesney perform. The concert was awesome! Sugarland was amazing and Montgomery Gentry was really entertaining. But Kenny Chesney did not disappoint. His concert was a blast of light, color, and sound. Really entertaining. His songs fit the open air concert perfectly.

Sunny and I joined Gilead for a fun picnic, complete with huge blowup toys, a mechanical bull, and amazing BBQ. I had a nice time meeting Sunny’s co-workers. After the picnic, we joined a few others at Sunny’s boss’ house. Next year we will wear our swim suits, the pool is beautiful and would have been refreshing. Food was terrific.

One more picture to add to last night’s post, Vanessa’s Birthday Party, is this great photo of a sunset over Magnolia taken from Laurie and Scott’s front yard.

We had a fun party for Vanessa. Dinner was in the backyard, but after the sunset we moved the party to the front yard where we the party really started!

I am eating a bag of gummy worms that had melted together to form this huge blob of goodness. My favorite!