Fall officially starts on Wednesday, but it feels like it rolled in about a week ago – skies have been gray, mornings have been chilly, leaves have been losing their green with each passing day… Â Thankfully, we made the most of what turned out to be the last blazin’ day of summer a couple of Saturdays ago, renting kayaks and hitting Lake Union for a spin with the Chens.
When we were told that the kids would have to sit in their own seats, we paused for a moment – Juliette’s not one for sitting still, and I wouldn’t be within arm’s reach to restrain her. Â What if we got out on the water and she didn’t like it? Â What if she tried to jump ship?
Or…what if she loved it?!
(And then still threatened to jump ship?)
Although Juliette’s insistence on testing the water made Shane super-anxious, and although I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to steer with the foot pedals and directed La Verne’s and my kayak into oncoming speedboat traffic a couple of times, we had a blast out there.
Sweet Jesus, that sun! Â Already feels like a distant memory…
Soak it up, Nico!
We made it safely back to the dock, relatively dry and a little pink-cheeked. Â We grabbed a table at Agua Verde and raised our margaritas to the end of my most favorite Seattle season. Â And now the nine-month countdown begins.
