What a Day!

We had an interesting outing on the Instant Gratification this weekend. We launched the boat at Coulan Park in Renton. Our friends, John and Pam, joined us for a day on the water. We cruised around Lake Washington and Lake Union. Tim got stopped by the Police (yes, in the boat) for going too fast in a no-wake zone. Luckily, he got away with just a lecture from the officer including the phrase "you are responsible for your wake". It was priceless. The sun was warm and the water refreshing. We anchored in a bay, had lunch and played in the water. We had a minor visor incident, but Kris's great retrieval skills saved the day. Things got really interesting when we returned to the park to take the boat out of the water 7 hours later. As we were prepping the boat for its ride home, John and Pam couldn't find their Lexus SUV. Funny, but it wasn't where they had left it. Hmmm. Come to find out, it had been towed by the Renton PD. Of course it took the Renton PD 1/2 hour to figure that out. At first they were going on the assumption that it had been stolen. Nice! We found the Lexus and unfortunately it cost John and Pam over $2oo to get it out of "car jail". Bummer! To add to our frustration, while we were all out in the boat having fun, some jerk decided to break in to our truck. The lock was broken, the handle cracked and the door slightly dented. The would-be thiefs must have gotten scared off mid-stream because nothing was taken out of the truck. I guess we should be thankful for that! I knew that the boat was just a "hole in the water we were going to throw money into" but I had no idea what other joys it would bring!
All-in-all the day was a wonderful time with friends!

Maiden Voyage

Today was the maiden voyage of the Instant Gratification. We took the kids to Lake Washington. We spent a good part of the day in Meydenbauer Bay enjoying the water. The kids had a blast on the ski tube. Tim even took a ride on the ski tube - and let me drive. That's pretty big time!

We're looking forward to our next boating adventure and to having our friends come too!

Holy Fish-Paste Batman! We bought a boat!

Sir Timothy just had to have a boat, so he got one. This weekend we bought a 2006 SeaRay 205 Sport. It's a 20 foot sport cruiser. It is blue (purply-blue) on the outside and yellow like this one on the inside. It definitely passed the Kris "cute factor" test and has all the mechanics that Tim wanted. I'll post a "real" photo of our actual boat once we pick it up from SeaRay of Lake Union later this week.

Thanks to the help of one Miss Chris Lyons, our boat has the perfect name: Instant Gratification

Grandma & Grandpa Babbitt

Tim's parents came to visit from Bristol, IL to see their beautiful grandchildren and to help celebrate Tim's birthday. The photo is from the Ballard Locks (the first time). Tim's Dad thought the locks were so fascinating that they went back again the next day. The kids weren't too thrilled. They find it a bit boring, but then again, they live here.

Seafair Sunday

Thanks to our friends, John and Pam, we had a wonderful sunny day on Lake Washington! The weather was beautiful and there were boats everywhere! It was a Seafair Sunday that none of us will forget. Kaitlyn is just coming out of the float tube in the first photo and Katie Sue and Timmy on the boat in the second photo. We tied up to a sailboat with a family that had been camping in their boat since Friday. Their anchor held us from drifting away. We had GREAT views of the airshow and the hydroplane races.

Sir Timothy Turns 41 !

On August 4th Tim turned the ripe old age of 41. Wow! My husband is only 9 years to 50!
We had a BBQ with his parents, visiting from Chicago, our kids, and my Mom. Of course, Bailey Boo was at the party too!
Tim's Mom made him his favorite strawberry pie and he got lots of golf goodies as gifts.