Some Exploration

The weather here has been fabulous... but realizing we live in the Northwest we could wind up with rain for a week straight. We also have this brand new area to explore and that's just what we've been doing! (This has also resulted in some long and tough walks!) We've only just begun with the exploring, there are a lot more parks and such for us to check out!

Monday morning... I heard about Lake Padden, with it's 2.6 mile walking trail and large playground. Here's Braden on the first half of the walk (note, it's flat here, right?)

Wait... is this the same trail? Yes, the other side of Lake Padden, this is where all the ups and downs on the trails were, as well as a gravel path. I have discovered that my city umbrella stroller is not equipped for long, "off roading" type walks like this. Braden thought we were in the "jungle" and kept looking monkeys.

Whew... we made it to the park. I may or may not have been a bit sweaty after that second half of the walk and needed a few minutes to recover. (Do I get sympathy points for pushing 35 lbs plus and being almost 5 months pregnant?) Tuesday we went to a little historical district called Fairhaven. Very cute with cafes, little specialty shops, etc. I didn't get a good picture of that. From there we took the boardwalk and a trail to Boulevard Park on the water.

A shot of the boardwalk and Bellingham Bay, it was really peaceful and pretty. I managed to get an almost bare shot, but really there were a lot of people out and about.

Boulevard Park. Big B running in circles chasing after a baseball the older kid kept throwing around for him.

After all the little exploring adventures we went back into Fairhaven and stopped at a little red bus cafe on the corner to get ice cream! 24 flavors of soft serve... YUM!