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!

Sunny and I joined a large group of our friends to watch Carrie compete in a skiing competition in Moses Lake. Carrie placed high in the competition that first day.

All the fun centered around that lake. The lake is about a half-mile long and narrow, with circular areas at each end, just wide enough to allow a ski boat to turn around. The water is an odd green color because the owner has had it tinted green. There is a lot of clay in the water – after you get out of the water you are coated with a thin layer of fine gray powder.

Alvin, Andre and I at Mexican for lunch today…

This may not sound like much, but Sunny and I searched for the top of this hill on Queen Anne for some time before getting this view. We then had just as much fun driving down. This is what we do on a boring Sunday afternoon.

You can see Ballard over the river in the first picture.

Sunny and I joined Laurie, Ian and Dria on their boat for a ride around Lake Washington. The water was a little rocky, but it cleared up nicely in the evening. The Seattle skyline is gorgeous from Lake Washington.

We watched a beautiful sunset over Ballard Park last night.

Our first Ruiter vs. Himple baseball game was a hit! Brian cooked up some great BBQ. The teams were not balanced so we mixed the two families. That experience made the baseball game even more fun. I can’t wait until next year’s game!