To Fremont and Ballard

Alyson enjoying the GFCF chocolate cupcake from Flying Apron bakery in Fremont.
Sean liked it, too.

Sean was pretty happy!

Salmon at Ballard Lock salmon ladder. We had salmon sashimi that night.

Saya at Ballard Lock park wanting to be picked up.

Saya with cute expression.

Kids had a lot of fun running up and down the hill. You can see all four kids plus Mike in there. Aly was scooting down the hill and her bottom was brown. It looked like she had a huge poop mess and people were staring at her while we walked back to the car...

At the botanical garden by the Ballard Locks.

Sean was being goofy.

On Sunday, we went to a GFCF bakery in Fremont and Chittenden Locks in Ballard. I heard about the bakery through Aly's classmate's Mom who has celiac disease. There are a few gluten free bakeries in the area and we are planning to try all of them eventually! The cupcakes were pretty good. It had a nice fluffy texture and the frosting was creamy and not too grainy like some non-dairy kinds. It passed Sean's test, so it's good enough for me. Of course, Sean is a sucker for cupcakes so it would be hard not to pass his test.

After the trip to the bakery, we drove over to Ballard to check out the Chittenden Locks. I've been wanting to go to see how they open and close the locks to let the ships go by. It was a big hit. The kids enjoyed watching the boats and the dam. We watched how they raise the water level in an enclosed area so that the boats can go through the dam. A bonus was that they had salmon ladder, too, so we got to look at salmon again. I've lived in Idaho for 10 years plus lived near the sierra in California, but this is the first time I saw salmon migrating. I don't know how that happened, but I am sure it would be a seasonal favorite for us from now on.