Saturday, August 1, 2009

The Blue Angels

It is Seafair Weekend which means the hydroplane racers and the (Navy) Blue Angels are in Seattle!

We enjoyed lunch with our good friends, Mark and Rachel, and walked from Rachel's condo to the I-90 bridge deck to watch the Blue Angels perform. It was a terrific air show again this year. In fact, we liked it better this year than last year. It seemed like they flew close to us a little more often.

Jay clung to me when the planes flew over us (he was a bit scared of the jet noise), but I watched him watch the planes fly by us many times after I pointed them out to him. I wouldn't say he was exactly "excited" about the air show, but he did great (no crying and no complaining). He just got a bit warm after being out in the sun for 30+ minutes since we were just standing there or he was sitting in his stroller (highs in the upper 80s today). To help with that we offered him frequent drinks of water. We were all slathered in sunscreen today to combat experiencing sunburns and we were successful!




On the walk home we meandered by a senior living facility that had these beautiful flower baskets and a nice area to sit outside and relax on cushy chairs in the shade. We did just that and had a nice visit and enjoyed the beautiful day today.
I'll end this post with some comparison photos...
The following two photos were taken on Saturday, August 2, 2008 (when Jay was 2 months old)

And here is a family photo from today, Saturday, August 1, 2009
(Jay is 14 months old tomorrow)


We hope everyone is having a terrific summer!!

1 comment:

Mike and Becka said...

So fun! I am so sad to have missed the Blue Angels this year. Looks like you guys are having a fun summer!