Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Yeah for Holidays!

I love holidays for lots of reasons... but most of all becuase I get to have Devin home with Gavin and I! We decided to go to Seattle with our friends the Roberts to the Locks. For those of you that haven't heard of this place... I'll explain down below... it's so fun to see and a really cool place to visit! Side note: Only in Washington would we be still wearing sweaters on September 1st :)



They have a room down beneath where you can watch the fish swim against the currant. Gavin and Emily loved it!
Okay, so here is where the magic happens in the Locks... the fresh water and the salt water meet here... so in order to not mix them they have this huge bridge. But they needed to create a way so that the boats could get through... this is where the Locks come into play! The boats move into this little blocked off area and then the doors close behind them. Then the water emptys out or fills up to the the level of the water they need to enter. then the doors open back up and the boats sail out... so cool to watch!

4 comments:

Mrs. J said...

"Still" wearing sweaters? Did you ever get a break from them? All year long...sweaters..I don't think I could do it.
Looking goo by the way.

Cher said...

I miss Seattle. And if it helps any..we had to pull out the sweaters yesterday as well. You have an adorable family!

Phil and Holly said...

Correction, Only in "Western" Washington are you still wearing Sweaters... That stinks. We went to Monterey yesterday and I wore a jacket in the morning... -Phil-

Devin and Megan said...

I totally wish we would have taken pics altogether or with Gavin and Emily. Have fun at the BYU game and we would love to do more with y'all!