A glimpse of the sun in seattle

One day last week I woke up, walked into the living room, and saw a beam of light

shooting between two curtains. Knowing that these days don't come by very often in Seattle,
I quickly fed Elena and off we went on a very long adventure. (I am grateful for having this kind of freedom in my life at this time.)

I felt really lucky that day. One, I enjoy taking a stroll to the church. It is less
than a mile away. This particular church building is special and I feel really
privileged that I live within its boundaries. Take a close look:

Then turn around and look at that!!!! That, my friends, is the lovely Lake Washington. And I don't think many churches get a view like that from their parking lot. Hurray for Skyway!:

I ended up walking around 5 hours that day. Fortunately a friend down the hill was home, so we walked together to Coulon Park, which overlooks the lake. What an accomplishment!

Elena was having the time of her life:


Oh what a journey! The hard part was climbing back up that hill. Yikes.
On a different note, Elena got her first pair of shoes from her great grandparents, the Foulgers. They sure are cute, and I find it funny that they are used solely for aesthetic purposes at this stage in her mechanical development. All in all, still cute! Thank you Foulgers!