Mariners, Molly, and Sun...Oh My!!

On June 20th, our super good friend, Molly, came and stayed with us for six weeks. She was doing a medical school rotation at the University of Washington, so the last four weeks she was with us, she was pretty busy. The first two weeks she was here, there was lots going on, and the weather was wonderful, so we stayed pretty busy.

First we went to a Mariners baseball game, which is always fun, even if they always lose. :)

Molly and I at the game.

Cody and I at the top of SafeCo Field.

Awesome view of downtown from the top of SafeCo Field.

Us just playing around with the camera.

A cute picture of Cody and I.

The next weekend Seattle had their annual beer fest, so of course we had to go check it out. It was another beautiful day, so we enjoyed being outside, but not all the people.

Cody and I trying to find a place to take a picture. :)

The beer fest was really fun, with lots of yummy food! They had a band playing, so we were able to find a spot on the grass and enjoy some live music and some sun. Once we had our share of food, drinks, and all the people, we left to go wander around the Sculpture Park.

A cool picture of the Space Needle as we were leaving.

More cool sculptures. :)

Molly and I being silly.

The next day was July 4th, so we went to Gasworks Park. They have the fireworks launch off of a boat in the middle of Lake Union, and if you get to Gasworks Park early enough, you can get an awesome seat. We didn't stay there for the fireworks, but we hung out there most all day.

An awesome view of the Gasworks.

Cody, me, and Molly overlooking Lake Union with downtown in the background.

People flying kites.

For the fireworks, we met up with some friends who had access to a boat on Lake Union, so we had a great view of the barge where the fireworks were launched from sitting on the dock. It was such an amazing show. It really was an awesome day.

On the last day of Molly's stay, we decided to get out of the city and go drive to Mount Rainer and go hiking. We found a hike that was somewhat close to the mountain, but just a little more mellow. It was so beautiful and so very green!

Cody and I in front of Mount Rainer. It's so big!

Molly and I are posing in the mountains.

Cody and I in front of a gigantic tree.

Cute little river.

Crossing the bridge.

Beautiful Silver Falls.

Cool looking stream.

So, that is some of what we did while Molly was in town visiting. It was so much fun having her stay with us, and Vega loved having a new person to cuddle with. Finally, I will leave a very funny, cute picture of the Vega dog dressed up as a silly doggie.

Fremont Fair

The Fremont Fair is a Summer Solstice celebration in a Seattle neighborhood called Fremont. We had heard a lot about the fair, so we decided that we needed to go see what it was all about. Even though we had heard stories, actually being there was something we will never forget! The Fremont Fair starts off with a parade, and the first half is dedicated to naked bike riders. Yup, you heard me, naked bikers. We did not know what to expect, so we got a spot in the parade line and waited. Suddenly, we saw some bikers, and from a distance they looked fully clothed, but the closer they got, we could see that they were fully painted. That's right, each biker was painted in different types of things from flowers to basketball jerseys. But that was it, just the paint was used to cover them up. Being from Utah, I can say, it was shocking, but the energy everyone was projecting was amazing. Seriously, it was amazing to see them all having so much fun, and just enjoying life and celebrating the Summer Solstice. After the bikers, it was a little more like a normal parade...well, kind of. :)

Belly dancers doing some cool dancing. Notice how grey and rainy it is for the Summer Solstice?

A giant fish...

A bubble maker float. The streets were covered in bubbles!

A giant monster thing.

Some weird underwater man things...

Super giant beach ball.

And...a flying spaghetti monster!

After the parade is finished, it ends at Gas Works Park, and apparently they have a huge party and people just stay there all day. We didn't end up over there, we wanted to check out the street fair. We walked to the other end of the parade, and even tho so many people were following the parade, there were too many people in the street fair, we couldn't even see an opening to get in. So instead we found a pub and got some yummy food and hung out for awhile trying to let people leave so we could find a cab to get back home. Such an interesting experience it turned out to be, and I'm glad we were able to experience it.