It's Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Summer!

It has taken awhile for the weather to cooperate, but finally it is feeling like summer! Yesterday we had our lovely bike ride, and Ben took the day off of work today and we went on an absolutely beautiful hike- get ready for lots and lots of pictures.

The hike has streams to cross over, logs to walk on, a waterfall, rock climbing- it has everything!

Unfortunately, it's also on private land so we probably won't ever go back. It makes me so sad!

 What a fabulous spot to stop for a snack!

Were it not for the shadows, this would have been a cool picture. Next time, we need to remember to bring our tripod.

 Much better:

I had to get a couple of pictures with Ben because the last time we were here was 13 years ago when we were dating. Here we are now:

And, here we are as babies on the same hike:

Ben had made us a special picnic lunch, with watermelon in the shape of a heart. Wow, a lot has happened in 13 years! He hasn't done that since.

Then, tonight we went to a Rockies game! The weather was PERFECT- we really lucked out because thunderstorms are all over the forecast, but not tonight. Other than driving downtown, it was a great night. Oh, except that the Rockies lost. They are actually doing incredibly well- one of the best teams in the league- but they played pretty horrible tonight. At least they lost to the Mariners, so we felt like it was kind-of a win since we love Seattle.

I have a lot of fond memories growing up of us going once a year to watch the Mariners play. I got to see Ken Griffey Jr. before he was the Hall of Famer we all know and love today. It was such a great family tradition of ours to go to the King Dome. Oh, the nostalgia of it all.

We really aren't baseball fans, but I am a sucker for nostalgia. I want my kids to experience baseball as an American past time. So we went, and we had a great time. Maybe, just maybe, we will even go again next year.