Today we saw my friend Sarah and her family in Edmonds and then we had dinner with my family and relatives on the waterfront.
Our first stop was in Edmonds at Sarah’s house. We ordered Thai food for lunch, which Carly went and picked up. August played a bit with Lauren and Andrew. I gave them small gifts from Korea, and the Tayo bus was a big hit with Andrew.
From there we drove down to Marina Beach Park in Edmonds. August fell asleep as we got out of the car. We had about 40 minutes of sitting in the shade and reading before Paul showed up. My parents showed up a little later and August woke up. He was instantly thrilled because of seeing them but also because we could see the boat forklifts working in the marina. We walked over and watched the boat lifts for awhile, then went down to the beach where August worked on his rock throwing. My mom supplied him with rocks and I helped him work on his arm form, which he would then practice before throwing a rock.
Dee, Grant, Cailen, Clover, and Darrin then showed up. We had a few minutes to visit, then headed over to Arnie’s for our 4pm reservation.
We had a great dinner. Most of us got scotch in memory of Grandpa. And Cailen and I had the Copper River Sockeye, figuring that is what he would have wanted.
August was full of energy, having just recently woken up from his nap. Carly spent the most time with him, but my mom and I both helped. He discovered door stops and played with those.
When food came he did a pretty good job of eating. He said his made up word for ‘noodle’ dozens of times, and also loved the dessert sampler that Carly and I got.
After dinner we walked north along the waterfront. When we came to the part where you have to go on the sand we stopped. August played in the seaweed with my dad and we hung around that area for awhile, but about half the group didn’t seem to want to walk in the sand so we turned around.
We went back to the restaurant area and stood around talking, with August as the center of attention. Eventually we went our separate ways. August fell asleep at 8 as we got off the freeway. We got him to sleep in the bed, but he woke up at 8:30 and wouldn’t go back to sleep. Eventually, I took him for a walk down 76th, then back up to Greenwood where we walked back and forth. He liked the view looking up through the trees lit by street lights. Eventually, he went back to sleep about 10:30.
Morning:
At Sarah’s:
Playing with Andrew:
Lauren reading to Carly:
Family meetup at Marina Beach and dinner at Arnie’s:
Watching the boat lift:
Enjoying the weather and view:
Teaching him to put on his shoes:
Looking up at the trees on our late evening walk:
