summer fun

ok, to make up for another boring list, i'm posting pictures from some summer activities. because everyone loves pictures and wishes it was summer, right?

A WARNING: some of these photos involve me and direct contact with sunlight. i wish said scenario produced beautiful glistening skin a la edward, but unfortunately the extreme whiteness involved in such images has been known to cause irreversible blindness. proceed at your own caution, as i am hereby disclaiming liability for any potential harm.

so our summer kicked off the same way it has the last few years: at the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade. you may recall that we moved to a new neighborhood a handful of months ago, we'll our new 'hood hosts this awesome parade on the first official day of summer that begins with a naked bike ride (pictures not posted as this is a family friendly blog) and morphs into...well, i'm not sure, judge for yourself...

(side story - my dad and travis were up here about the same time, and we're floored when they saw people go riding through Pike's Place Market completely nude. the big unit told trav "well, nobody else is going to be able to say they saw that on their summer vacation." i think it was the third time i had seen naked bike riders that month.)





the middle portion of our summer consisted of an awesome trip to the San Juan Islands. i had wanted to go there for years, and it was everything i hoped it would be: beautiful, serene, and just a lot of fun. we rode bikes, picked blackberries, made s'mores, cruised the farmer's market and had a great time in general.







our summer concluded with a long overdue trip to hawai'i (we hadn't been since i started school) to visit family. we had a great time hanging out with grandparents, cousins, and aunties and uncles. as always, uncle kimo's "north shore food tour" was a major highlight.







hopefully next summer is just as fun...