Failing, Flayling, Kiting, and Picnic

7:30 AM came early.  Dylan stuck her face in the bedroom door and needed a little snuggle which we are happy to provide!!  Are you ready to get up? Yes.  Then, quiet, quiet, and before you know it, it's 10:30 and she has to be drug from bed.

We had early visitors who stayed till 11:00 and then, finally, it was time for breakfast!!  I was hungry for eggs, so Werner and I had eggs and bacon, Dylan her usual cereal and fruit and for the only time was allowed to eat in pajamas since there was no sense in dressing then undressing to shower!

Then it was time for the day's adventure.

Here is Dylan's account of our day:

After breakfast, we got the bikes out of the garage and packed for our picnic. There were lots of food I loved! Such as tuna fish, Bel Vita (breakfast bars) and a lot more! We set off on our trip at around 11:40.

 I was so excited to go on the ferry! But, it was not what I was expecting. Anyways, after the ferry ride we rode our bikes around the shipyard because we couldn't go through. After the shipyard was this massive field that was perfect for kite flying... Almost.

Only the slightest bit of wind. Uh oh. We tried and tried, but no luck whatsoever. After our HUGE failure, I said, "Let's take a break from this and have our picnic." I snooped around in the picnic basket and found some of the cake we baked. We didn't eat it though. I had my tuna fish sandwich, along with my Bel Vita bar. Don't forget about the Pringles!

We tried the kite again, but no luck. While we were trying the kite, dogs with their owners approached. I ran to save the food, luckily I did. There were 6! 4 of them running around in the field, and 2 in a baby buggy. I thought it was hilarious!

After the dog incident, we put the kite up, packed the food away, and got back on our bikes, and we were heading somewhere. 5 minutes later, I found out. An ice cream parlor! Sadly, it closed. So, we went to a different place. It had ice cream. I thought this one was the best out of all 3 I have had so far.-Dilly

Dylan forgot to mention about 30 minutes or more of just lying on the ground, looking at the clouds, resting a bit and playing "I'm thinking of a word ...."  That was oh so nice.

After we crossed the river again, we took a picture under the giant blue whale jawbone. Then Dylan eyed the Spielschiff, the play ship, the playground near the harbor.  She's 9 - playgrounds are fun.  There was one little girl who tried to make friends, but the language was a barrier.  Regardless, running around in the sand, going down the slide, climbing the ladders and the ropes was fun.

Dinner:  the local taco place.  It's been there at least 10 years and Werner and I have never been.  It was not bad, but frankly, I can wait for my US visits or do it myself at home.

After a long detoured walk home, it was a quick talk with mommy and the night-time read and to sleep.  Since she worked so hard on the blog (!!!) we'll have to play cards again tomorrow.