Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

We took Alden to another zoo with an aquarium on Halloween.  It was fun to see more animals and see Alden discover new things.  The zoo wasn't too busy except for the fact that there was a school field trip on the day we were there so there were tons of kids running around.  We just made sure Alden got to see everything that he wanted to and it worked out well.  Here our the pictures from our day at the zoo and aquarium.

Alden LOVED these fish!

Alden had fun looking for cool fish with Daddy and then watching the jellyfish intently.

This was cute because Alden was trying to step out of the mouth and when he figured out that he couldn't just walk out of it he started reaching for me to get him out.  He got out right after the second picture was taken.

Alden liked watching these because they would come right up to the window and swing across.

Alden did not find the tiger interesting...he wasn't moving, instead Alden wanted to watch the waterfall.

These penguins were really fun to watch because they were swimming, diving and moving around a ton.  Here is a video of it.

I am trying to remember the name of this animal because I had never heard of it before...but my mind is drawing a blank.

Alden loves to eat with both hands...especially when he gets his strawberry "cookies."

Alden liked watching the meerkats because they moved a lot and entertained him.








We had a great day at the zoo and it is fun to see Alden discovering and learning so much!

Alden's 1st Bowling Game

We took Alden to go bowling at the bowling alley on post one day.  For the first game Drew and I played against each other but then Alden really wanted to play the second game, so Drew helped him and they both played the second game.  It was cute watching Alden try to push the ball down the lane.  I thought he did extremely well considering that we didn't have the bumpers up and it was his first game of bowling.  It was a fun low key family outing that ended up being a great way to wear Alden out =).  (He took a good nap after this outing.)

This was during the first game when Alden just watched.

Drew was sad because he got a gutter ball...

Alden's first try at bowling!  He bowled it nice and straight.

After awhile Alden decided he liked sitting down and pushing the ball from between his legs better than standing and pushing with Daddy.

Alden's first game of bowling and he scored 44!  I only bowled one frame of his game and he bowled all the rest with Daddy's help.  Pretty good for a first time bowling and considering he is only 18 months old!

Ferry to Bainbridge Island

On the spur of the moment one day we decided to take a ferry over to Bainbridge Island.  The ferry was tons of fun and we got to walk around the island for awhile and eat lunch at a little diner there.  We also got extremely lucky because it ended up being sunny almost all day which made it a beautiful day to be on the water.  Alden's favorite part of the whole day was being able to run around the deck of the ferry on our way back.  He liked watching the water pass and feel the wind as he ran up and down the deck.  We had a great time and it was fun to do a little sightseeing!

Alden when we first got on the ferry.  He wasn't sure what to think.

The view looking back at Seattle.

These were taken on the main street on Bainbridge Island.  It wasn't very big but it was fun to walk up and down the drag and see how pretty it was out there.

I had to prove that the sun was out and it was totally clear!  I am pretty sure that is the only day that it has been like that since we got here.

Alden was fascinated by everything that there was to look at.

My boys on the ferry to go back to Seattle.

Alden sat with me for about two minutes and then he wanted to be running again.

It was such a beautiful day!