April

We had a few fun outings in April. The first was to the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union. There are several small boats that are open for the public to climb into and many that are owned privately or being restored that you can view only from the dock. We totally lucked out and a woman who is in the process of restoring a rather large (50' maybe?) sailboat invited us onto her boat to see  the restoration while it was in process. It was pretty neat.

I love this kid. 

In one of the boats.

 The next event in April was Easter. We dyed some eggs and went to the egg hunt at the park across the street from our house.

Showing off the eggs he liked most. 

Post egg hunt, with quite the haul.

Also in April, we acquired a small inflatable raft. We went to test out the raft and Eli's new fishing pole on a local lake. The wind was brisk enough that the raft drifted at a rather fast pace, too fast for Josh to both fish and paddle. So while there were no fish caught, at least we know the raft floats. 

Eli and Josh are out on the raft.

After testing the raft we went on a short hike, where we found a tree trunk with a striking resemblance to E.T. 

Later in the month, Eli and I went on a hike with some friends up to Poo Poo Point. Yes, that is the real name. This is the view from the northern side of the peak. It is a local spot for paragliding and at one point we counted 19 paragliders soaring above us. 

From the southern side of the peak you could see Mt. Rainier, but I think it's behind my head. Oops.