Bring on the Sun!

Seattle may be rainier than other places but when the sun comes out, it's worth all those cloudy days!  After church last Sunday, Annika and I went to Green Lake to go for a walk.  A couple friends came to meet us for our stroll.  These friends are leaving their teaching positions here and teaching in China next year.  I enjoyed hearing about their plans and having a chance to chat with them.  It was absolutely wonderful to be outside and Annika is really enjoying riding in the stoller facing forward.  I give her toys to play with but she ends up just watching what's going on around us.  I also tried out a new sun hat on her today and I think it looked pretty cute :)

 Feeling the joy of being outside in the sun!

 The Saturday morning run has become one of my favorite routines.  This morning while I was running, I tried to figure out when we started running on Saturday mornings but I couldn't remember exactly.  Maybe it was when I was training for a half-marathon a few years ago?  At some point, Kyle and I started running together and then going out for bagels and coffee afterwards.  While Kyle was in Norway last spring, I continued to run and then would bring my breakfast to eat while skyping with Kyle.  Over the past month, I've restarted the routine and this morning I decided to run along the Tacoma waterfront.  It was fantastic and beautiful!

 The view in front of me.

The view of Mt. Rainier behind me.