Wedding eve
by HML
Hillary’s family put together a barbecue where both families could meet and get to know each other a little better before the wedding. We could all agree that nobody likes having photos taken of them while they’re eating (and there will be plenty of people pictures from the wedding), so today we’ll focus on the scenery instead.
Our picnic site, Gasworks Park on Lake Union, is one of those must-visit Seattle parks for its quirky mix of stunning views and the post-apocalyptic remnants of a gas manufacturing plant, complete with a children’s play area in the former exhauster-compressor building. Fun!
Thing One and his cousins found a family of mallard ducks enjoying our beautiful weather.
We took the Things and their cousins for a walk up Kite Hill, and had brought along a kite for the occasion. Unfortunately the hill was (1) very crowded with other kite flyers and sunbathers, and (2) the breeze was intermittent enough that we had trouble getting our kite aloft in the limited amount of space we had. A more successful kite-flyer allowed Thing One to fly his kite while The Gimlet helped Thing Two.
Lots of interesting structures to climb on in this park. After we finished with our kite, Thing One joined Uncle B for a game of bocce, and then it was time to go home, clean up the Things for tomorrow’s events, and get a good night’s sleep before the big day.
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