Kayaking and Mount Rainer

 Monday night we went on the kayaks out on the lake. It was so relaxing and fun to enjoy some time with Nate.

 What a cute couple!

 On Tuesday we made the drive up to Mount Rainer National Park. It was fun to see Mount Rainer so close and enjoy the beautiful weather and nature. It was very entertaining getting to the top because Nate was so scared because of the drop off on the side of the road.

 We even got to see a bear.

 Old Man's Beard for Paige.

 We had a nice little picnic before we went on a small hike.

 Sunrise Lake

 Then on the way back home we had to stop and get some pictures of the White River.

 Nate took a few pictures and put them together. This was our great view that we got to enjoy.

Labor Day Weekend

Saturday of Labor Day weekend we headed to Cougar Mountain Zoo. We went with Dale and Margaret and Mike and Christy and their family. It is a fun, small zoo to go and see and Paige was very observant to all the animals.

 Paige really liked watching the cougars walk back and forth.

 There was a small room that had stuffed animals. It was cool to see all of them and Paige would reach and grab for all of them. We weren't suppose to touch any of them but we let her pet a few of them.

 There was lots of statues for Paige to "ride".

 Some llamas to feed. This one had such a lovely smile that I had to get a picture of it.

 This guy was showing off for us.

 The lemurs were entertaining especially when they all started making noise at the same time which scared everyone.

 There were lots of parrots to look at and one even talked to us.

 Then we went to the root beer store and ate some lunch and then headed to this fun little farm where we got to see some farm animals and there was a short hike through the forest.

This pig was huge!

 This cat made me want to have one of my own. He was so nice and Nate put Paige on the ground and he laid right next to her.

Movie Night

 The other night Dale set up some old footage for us all to watch. It was footage of track practice back in the day when his dad was a track coach. They recorded it for technique purposes to be able to watch themselves. It was fun to see the old footage and to see Uncle Bill in the video back when he was in high school.

 Uncle Bill is the one waiting his turn.