The Seattle days are long and sunny right now. The 75 degree temperatures and beautiful views of the Olympic mountains, the Cascades, Mount Rainier, and the Puget Sound make the 9 months of rain and dreariness seem worth it. July in Seattle brings everyone outside to enjoy the town.
Evan is no different. He feels like he needs to go out and explore while the weather is good. Yesterday he ventured to Carkeek park on the Puget Sound with his parents, grandparents, and brother Rip. He saw beautiful views of the mountains across the sound and would have put his feet in the sand of the beach if he knew he had feet! His Gramps, Dad, and brother went on a nice hike while his Gram and Mom sat at some picnic tables with him.
Today he went to Fremont which is known by locals as the "center of the universe". It's also known for its summer solstice parade with naked bicyclists (we unfortunately did not participate this year) and for the troll statue under Aurora Bridge that is busy devouring a real Volkswagon bug. Today is the day of the Fremont market so Evan and his family shopped through the market and at his parents favorite glass store, Edge of Glass.
After the shopping Evan and friends went to Theo Chocolate, a Fremont chocolate factory for a tour. The tour was a birthday present for his Gramps who loves all things chocolate. Although Evan slept through most of the tour he thought it was very interesting. His parents and grandparents were able to sample lots of yummy kinds of chocolate like Fig and Fennel and Cocoa Nib Brittle. While going through the factory itself there were certain wardrobe requirements for sanitary reasons. Everyone had to wear hair nets including Evan. He thought he looked very handsome! Although he couldn't keep the hair net, his Gramps was able to stock up on chocolate bars, yum!
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