Sunday, September 26, 2010

Grumpy Fish

Yesterday was a gorgeous, sunny, warm, perfect September day in Seattle and we had a perfect family day to go along with the weather:

First a trip to the Ballard Locks.


Mathilde was more interested in the salmon ladder than in the boats and luckily a few salmon were still spawning. Not many but a few. One of the fish, I think he was a sockeye, looked quite grumpy.


At our yummy picnic, Mathilde made up a new sandwich - bagel with cream cheese and peanut butter! - and then re-enacted Grumpy Fish face for us.


Then she made me do Grumpy Fish.


But we turned those grumps around and took a happy family photo with smiles and open-eyes for all. Shocking!


Next we headed over to Golden Gardens beach for a few glorious minutes basking in the beauty and warmth that is Seattle. I love sitting on the beach looking across the Sound at the Olympic Mountains.


I love days like this. Just don't tell Mathilde we ate Grumpy Fish for dinner!