Lon Two Teeth

Lon got his first tooth, followed a day and half later by his second tooth. He is doing really well, not very crabby at all. Which still makes me think that he is going to come in with a broken arm one day and telling me his arm is a little sore!

On Monday, the family and the Godparents went to Pike Place Market, had a nice lunch at Ivars. Although feeding the seagulls freaked Lon out. They did get a little too close to his face, swooping, trying to get those Ivar's fries. Ivar's, for those that do not know, is a Seattle waterfront landmark. It is built on a pier. Ivar Hagland was a real person who started a fish restaurant. It is traditional to take your fries and feed the seagulls who gather there. They do get a little wild for those fries. After lunch, Mark, Damian (Godfather), Holly (Godfather's wife), Vasu (friend) and Young Peter (Godmother's son) went to the Locks. Carol (Godmother),Pete (Godmother's husband), Lon and I went to the Seattle Center. We looked at the fountain, it dances, not just fountains. We found the cutest little store, about the size of my living room. It is the Seattle Children's Museum Shop. They have some great books, and best of all they had a Dr. Suess Cat in the Hat hat for Lon. The red and white stripes, and very tall. It looks great on him! We will have to go back to that store!
We went up to the observation deck on the space needle! 41 seconds to go up 520 feet. The weather was not bad so the views were really nice. It was also no waiting. In the summer it takes a long time in line to get the elevator

Its all about the hat!

We had to get the photo taken, it was everyone's first time up to the Space Needle. I had never been to the observation deck. The views are wonderful. You can walk all around the Space Needle to see all of the Seattle area. Mark and company were waving to us from Gas Works Park. Lon got to see a float plane land on Lake Union. Unfortunatly, we had to go home after that. The dog needed to be picked up. For our large party, with so many children, we decided that it would be better for all involved if Bullwinkle was someplace else. Bullwinkle is not used to many children, and there were many people in and out and he would have been just too stressed. So we had him at the Vets. They love him, and he was safe. No two year olds to bang on his head, no one forgetting to shut the door and him wondering away. I called Mark, who made it home before us, and he got the pup while we were on the freeway coming home. Bullwinkle was happy to be home.

My favorite photo of Bullwinkle (taken in august)

I tried to fix the red eye on this picture, but then he just look possessed. Bullwinkle is a good dog. He is a rescue hound, and is 11 years old.

That ends Lon's great baptism adventure weekend. He got up early early on tuesday to help me take Peter, Carol and Young Peter to the airport. On the way down we had light traffic, so no need to take the carpool lane, however Lon was a huge help on the way home, when traffic was starting to stack up, I could use the carpool lane. I have such a helpful son.