What a weekend! We sure know how to fit way to much stuff into those two days.
Friday night we decided to do the movies in the park at Silver Lake. Of course, the movie was Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. While this was fun, they kept having problems with playing the movie. First with the screen being set up wrong, then the movie stopped playing twice. We decided to just go home and finish the movie in the comfort of our family room, complete with hot chocolate. Mackenzie was in heaven.
Saturday Nick had softball down by Greenlake, at the Woodland Park Playfields. Although softball started a while back, this is the first game we, including he, as made it to so far. It’s been a busy summer! The game was lots of fun, they blew the other team out of the water.
Mack and I ran the bases of the diamond not being played on, and practiced catching and pitching (he’s got a good arm!!) with his new Aquasox baseball.
After the game, we got tacos and drinks on the lake and enjoyed some time with the team. Then we were off!
We hit up the Fremont Troll, which Mack had never been to. He thought that was a “pretty silly guy.”
Next up was the Ballard Locks, where the salmon were going crazy! Jumping all over the place and seals chasing them around. We actually went and sat at the lower steps, which were partly covered by water, and there was a baby seal sunbathing himself on the bottom step. We were maybe 10-15 feet from a baby seal, very cool. Having randomly decided to swing by the locks, we couldn’t have gone on a more perfect day.
Finished out the night with a movie and cozy time :)
Sunday was the big hike. We had planned on getting up early but completely overslept. My fault!! We ended up leaving the house at a quarter to ten. We started the Iron Goat Trail (just outside Skykomish) at 11:30 and didn’t get back to our car until just after 4:00. We put in about 7 miles, and really wore ourselves out. If you ever do this hike, I highly recommend doing the “lower grade” which has a ton of scenery and view points. This part of the trail is only 2.5 miles and is almost level. On this part of the trail, we came across seven or eight tunnels. Because the trail is literally where the Great Northern Railway originally stood, there are lots of train artifacts along the edges. There are 6.5 miles worth of walls built up to keep the hill side from falling into the track. But the tunnels are the most notable thing. These are dynamite blasted through granite from 1900. There are “newer” tunnels which were completed in the 1920s. Check out the pictures below, but it is definitely something you will have to see (and feel) for yourself. The tunnels are somewhat filled with debris from collapsed bracing, rock slides, and water seeping in from the granite. They are ice cold and dark as night. A little creepy, because several are long enough to not “see the light at the end of the tunnel” and go around corners. I can’t imagine riding a train through that and how scary it would be.
Once we got back to the car, we drove into Leavenworth to visit my sister and get some dinner. We parked the truck and stepped out into 95 degree heat, a good 10 degrees hotter than where we had been hiking. Hit us like a semi truck. We didn’t do anything in Leavenworth other than say hi to Steph and get some yummy dinner at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants (yes, Mexican food in Leavenworth is good). The drive home was pretty brutal, we spent almost an hour driving through Gold Bar. I really hate traffic. Especially when I’m that close to home and just can’t get anywhere.
While Nick and I were completely exhausted from carrying Mack, the stroller, and ourselves across the “upper grade” 3.5 portion of the trail, Mack was as full of energy as ever. As soon as we got home, he wanted to go to “his” park and ride his bike. I just couldn’t believe it! We did end up going to the park and swinging for a bit, but came home immediately and getting Mack ready for bed. As we were tucking Mack in for bed, we asked him if he had a good day. “I had a great day. I’m so happy!”
A perfect ending to a perfect weekend.
This week is going to be madness as well. Swimming tonight with Mack and my mom, I have an all day writing seminar on Wednesday that I’m really excited for, Steph and Hannah coming over to spend the night Wednesday and Thursday, Friday is movie in the park again, Saturday is Erin’s bachelorette party, Sunday is a wedding for one of Nick’s high school friends up in Bellingham. Whew!
Friday night we decided to do the movies in the park at Silver Lake. Of course, the movie was Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. While this was fun, they kept having problems with playing the movie. First with the screen being set up wrong, then the movie stopped playing twice. We decided to just go home and finish the movie in the comfort of our family room, complete with hot chocolate. Mackenzie was in heaven.
Saturday Nick had softball down by Greenlake, at the Woodland Park Playfields. Although softball started a while back, this is the first game we, including he, as made it to so far. It’s been a busy summer! The game was lots of fun, they blew the other team out of the water.
Mack and I ran the bases of the diamond not being played on, and practiced catching and pitching (he’s got a good arm!!) with his new Aquasox baseball.
After the game, we got tacos and drinks on the lake and enjoyed some time with the team. Then we were off!
We hit up the Fremont Troll, which Mack had never been to. He thought that was a “pretty silly guy.”
Next up was the Ballard Locks, where the salmon were going crazy! Jumping all over the place and seals chasing them around. We actually went and sat at the lower steps, which were partly covered by water, and there was a baby seal sunbathing himself on the bottom step. We were maybe 10-15 feet from a baby seal, very cool. Having randomly decided to swing by the locks, we couldn’t have gone on a more perfect day.
Finished out the night with a movie and cozy time :)
Sunday was the big hike. We had planned on getting up early but completely overslept. My fault!! We ended up leaving the house at a quarter to ten. We started the Iron Goat Trail (just outside Skykomish) at 11:30 and didn’t get back to our car until just after 4:00. We put in about 7 miles, and really wore ourselves out. If you ever do this hike, I highly recommend doing the “lower grade” which has a ton of scenery and view points. This part of the trail is only 2.5 miles and is almost level. On this part of the trail, we came across seven or eight tunnels. Because the trail is literally where the Great Northern Railway originally stood, there are lots of train artifacts along the edges. There are 6.5 miles worth of walls built up to keep the hill side from falling into the track. But the tunnels are the most notable thing. These are dynamite blasted through granite from 1900. There are “newer” tunnels which were completed in the 1920s. Check out the pictures below, but it is definitely something you will have to see (and feel) for yourself. The tunnels are somewhat filled with debris from collapsed bracing, rock slides, and water seeping in from the granite. They are ice cold and dark as night. A little creepy, because several are long enough to not “see the light at the end of the tunnel” and go around corners. I can’t imagine riding a train through that and how scary it would be.
Once we got back to the car, we drove into Leavenworth to visit my sister and get some dinner. We parked the truck and stepped out into 95 degree heat, a good 10 degrees hotter than where we had been hiking. Hit us like a semi truck. We didn’t do anything in Leavenworth other than say hi to Steph and get some yummy dinner at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants (yes, Mexican food in Leavenworth is good). The drive home was pretty brutal, we spent almost an hour driving through Gold Bar. I really hate traffic. Especially when I’m that close to home and just can’t get anywhere.
While Nick and I were completely exhausted from carrying Mack, the stroller, and ourselves across the “upper grade” 3.5 portion of the trail, Mack was as full of energy as ever. As soon as we got home, he wanted to go to “his” park and ride his bike. I just couldn’t believe it! We did end up going to the park and swinging for a bit, but came home immediately and getting Mack ready for bed. As we were tucking Mack in for bed, we asked him if he had a good day. “I had a great day. I’m so happy!”
A perfect ending to a perfect weekend.
This week is going to be madness as well. Swimming tonight with Mack and my mom, I have an all day writing seminar on Wednesday that I’m really excited for, Steph and Hannah coming over to spend the night Wednesday and Thursday, Friday is movie in the park again, Saturday is Erin’s bachelorette party, Sunday is a wedding for one of Nick’s high school friends up in Bellingham. Whew!
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