Ballard Locks

We went to the Ballard Lock yesterday since Doug didn't have to work. My mom came with us since she loves the place, and her grandsons too :). The locks are a place where boats go from the Puget Sound to Lake Union. The boats have to be placed between to gates and then the water is raised (if going to the lake) or lowered (when they go to the Puget Sound) to make the boats at the same height as the body of water they're going sailing on. There's also a fish ladder for salmon to go up and down to get to the lake and the Puget Sounds. We're able to watch it through a window. Usually there's tons of big fish on the ladder, but yesterday there were only a few small ones. I guess it's used more in August and September. We'll have to go back then.

My mom, Jordan, Jackson, and Doug.

Jordan being cute saying cheese some more. Can you tell I love his cheese grin? He loved the dogs we saw walking around. I let him out of his stroller and walked around with him and he kept trying to touch them. When he'd see him he's get really excited and pointed and said something like doggie, doggie, doggie over and over and over again.