Anniversary Fun and Shots of The Small Fry

This paragraph is more for memorial purposes and for those of you who are interested in our fun weekend. Jaron and I were originally planning on staying the night at a bed and breakfast on one of the islands around here to celebrate our anniversary, but decided instead to save a little money and do what our neighbor refers to as a "Staycation". The idea being that you save on hotels and travel and do fun, local activities.

Friday night we got a babysitter and went out to eat at a great seafood restaurant called Anthony's Pier 66. They seated us outside on the patio overlooking the Puget Sound. Jaron just happened to make the reservation for our meal to be during sunset and it was so beautiful. Not to mention I ordered the best tasting salmon that I've ever had in my life, and my Mom cooks some dang good salmon, so that is saying something!
After dinner we walked around the piers. It was a beautiful night and was so fun to just talk and hang out.
Saturday was a blast! My good friend Natalie babysat Liv from 8:00 in the morning until 4:00 in the afternoon. After we dropped Liv off at the babysitters we jumped on our beach cruisers and headed to the nearest bus station where we took the bus to down-town Seattle. From there we rode our bikes onto a Ferry that took us over to a little island called Bainbridge.
In Bainbridge, we rented some kayaks and Kayaked around a beautiful harbor and out into the ocean. It was so much fun! Some times we would row as fast as we could and enjoy the wind on our faces as we cruised across the harbor. Other times we slowed down to go under little bridges or to check out barnacles on big thick ropes.
After our kayaking adventures we cruised around the main drag in Bainbridge and found a little cafe called Cafe Nola, which is apparently a pretty renowned place in Bainbridge. To say the least, it lived up to its name. Jaron ordered Carmel Pecan French toast, and I ordered a dungeness crab melt open faced sandwich. Both of us were so happy. (Sorry for the food details. I like food!)
We had such an awesome time. The only bad news is that we didn't take our camera! With our backpacks full of snacks, sunscreen, rain jackets, and water bottles we didn't really have room. I'm so sorry we don't have any pictures, but to make up for it I did take a bunch of pictures of Liv at the park yesterday for you to enjoy!
Next week my sister in-law Chelice and her fiance are coming in town as well as my Mom, Dad, and little sister, Jennifer. Look forward to more adventuresome posts. . . with pictures next time I promise!

Introducing:

Small Fry

Here are some more pics of us at the park on our anniversary:



Yummy blackberries. . .